WRITER

Edward Abbey

1927 - 1989

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Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Abbey has received more than 1,108,994 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Edward Abbey is the 5,781st most popular writer (down from 5,373rd in 2019), the 8,948th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,700th in 2019) and the 687th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Brave Cowboy
1956
The Journey Home
Description and travel, Intellectual life, American Authors
1977
Fire on the Mountain
Grandfathers, Eminent domain, Fiction
1978
Black Sun
Fiction, Separation (Psychology), Middle-aged men
1971
The monkey wrench gang
Environmental protection, Environmentalists, Fiction
1976
Desert solitaire
American Authors, American Novelists, Arches National Monument
A book about Edward Abbey's life as a park ranger in the American Southwest in the 1950's.
1968

Page views of Edward Abbeys by language

Over the past year Edward Abbey has had the most page views in the with 124,159 views, followed by French (10,269), and German (4,159). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (74.36%), Southern Azerbaijani (61.54%), and Welsh (54.92%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Edward Abbey ranks 5,781 out of 7,302. Before him are Florian Zeller, Mirvarid Dilbazi, Leyla Erbil, Steven Saylor, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, and Avram Davidson. After him are Aurora Mardiganian, Alifa Rifaat, Maria Polydouri, Raffaele La Capria, Marina Lewycka, and Robert Sabatier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Edward Abbey ranks 387. Before him are Pat Carroll, Harvey Korman, Vladimir Motyl, Jacques Bergerac, John Kander, and Tamara Nosova. After him are Richard Long, Renato Perona, Olle Håkansson, Juan José Pizzuti, Werner Haas, and Heini Walter. Among people deceased in 1989, Edward Abbey ranks 256. Before him are Édouard Candeveau, Georgy Tovstonogov, M. King Hubbert, George Coulouris, Chris Gueffroy, and C. L. R. James. After him are John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, Wally Ris, Hemanta Mukherjee, Jim Backus, Frank Henry, and György Kulin.

Others Born in 1927

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Abbey ranks 8,948 out of 20,380. Before him are Moe Berg (1902), Avram Davidson (1923), E. Allen Emerson (1954), Helen Wainwright (1906), Horatio Fitch (1900), and Spike Jones (1911). After him are Richard Long (1927), Jack Teagarden (1905), Mark McGwire (1963), Wilfred Hudson Osgood (1875), Billy Eckstine (1914), and Annette Funicello (1942).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Edward Abbey ranks 687. Before him are Ann Rule (1931), Gardner Dozois (1947), Diana Der Hovanessian (1934), Daniel Pearl (1963), Steven Saylor (1956), and Avram Davidson (1923). After him are Iris Chang (1968), Sarah Orne Jewett (1849), Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850), Ann Bannon (1932), Carol Shields (1935), and Bess Meredyth (1890).

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