WRITER

Edward Carpenter

1844 - 1929

Edward Carpenter

Edward Carpenter (29 August 1844 – 28 June 1929) was an English utopian socialist, poet, philosopher, anthologist, an early activist for gay rights and prison reform whilst advocating vegetarianism and taking a stance against vivisection. As a philosopher, he was particularly known for his publication of Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure. Here, he described civilisation as a form of disease through which human societies pass. An early advocate of sexual liberation, he had an influence on both D. H. Lawrence and Sri Aurobindo, and inspired E. M. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Carpenter has received more than 550,762 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Edward Carpenter is the 5,261st most popular writer (down from 4,777th in 2019), the 3,957th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,636th in 2019) and the 444th most popular British Writer.

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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
2.44
Effective Languages (L*)
3.72
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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Edward Carpenter ranks 5,261 out of 7,302. Before him are Jacques Laurent, Jean Clair, Petr Bezruč, André Heller, Nalini Bala Devi, and Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes. After him are Roshanara Begum, Julia Ward Howe, Tahar Djaout, Władysław Broniewski, Jan Frans Willems, and Idea Vilariño.

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Jacques Laurent
1919 - 2000
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 5,255
Jean Clair
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 5,256
Petr Bezruč
1867 - 1958
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 5,257
André Heller
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 5,258
Nalini Bala Devi
1898 - 1977
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 5,259
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
1884 - 1974
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 5,260
Edward Carpenter
1844 - 1929
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 5,261
Roshanara Begum
1617 - 1671
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 5,262
Julia Ward Howe
1819 - 1910
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 5,263
Tahar Djaout
1954 - 1993
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 5,264
Władysław Broniewski
1897 - 1962
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 5,265
Jan Frans Willems
1793 - 1846
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 5,266
Idea Vilariño
1920 - 2009
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 5,267

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1844, Edward Carpenter ranks 102. Before him are Marie Hankel, John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Edmonia Lewis, Alexei Fedchenko, Vassily Maximov, and Klaus Berntsen. After him are Simon Gregorčič, Lorenzo Latorre, Mary Katharine Brandegee, Juan Idiarte Borda, Joan Röell, and Josip Jurčič. Among people deceased in 1929, Edward Carpenter ranks 122. Before him are Giacomo Bresadola, Jozef Murgaš, Eugenio Tosi, André Messager, Franciszek Rychnowski, and Otto Liebe. After him are Robert Ridgway, Walther Katzenstein, Antoni Lange, Ödön Tersztyánszky, Otokar Březina, and Sigurd Jørgensen.

Others Born in 1844

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Marie Hankel
WRITER
1844 - 1929
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 96
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1900
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 97
Edmonia Lewis
SCULPTOR
1844 - 1907
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 98
Alexei Fedchenko
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1873
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 99
Vassily Maximov
PAINTER
1844 - 1911
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 100
Klaus Berntsen
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1927
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 101
Edward Carpenter
WRITER
1844 - 1929
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 102
Simon Gregorčič
WRITER
1844 - 1906
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 103
Lorenzo Latorre
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1916
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 104
Mary Katharine Brandegee
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1920
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 105
Juan Idiarte Borda
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1897
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 106
Joan Röell
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1914
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 107
Josip Jurčič
WRITER
1844 - 1881
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 108