WRITER

Edward FitzGerald

1809 - 1883

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Edward FitzGerald or Fitzgerald (31 March 1809 – 14 June 1883) was an English poet and writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward FitzGerald has received more than 11,797 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward FitzGerald is the 2,303rd most popular writer (up from 2,468th in 2019), the 1,705th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,889th in 2019) and the 182nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Spanish labyrinth
History, Politics and government, Social conditions
1943
The variorum and definitive edition of the poetical and prose writings of Edward Fitzgerald
Accessible book
1902
Letters of Edward FitzGerald
Correspondence, English Authors, Accessible book
1894
Letters & literary remains of Edward FitzGerald
Accessible book, Correspondence, English Authors
1889
Letters of Edward Fitzgerald to Fanny Kemble, 1871-1883
Accessible book, Correspondence, English Authors
1895
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
1952

Page views of Edward FitzGeralds by language

Over the past year Edward FitzGerald has had the most page views in the with 18,500 views, followed by Russian (3,461), and Spanish (2,139). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Sinhalese (171.58%), Bosnian (93.52%), and Breton (90.39%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Edward FitzGerald ranks 2,303 out of 7,302. Before him are Solomon Perel, Archibald Gracie IV, Drago Jančar, Pascal Quignard, Mouloud Feraoun, and Stefan Żeromski. After him are Claudine Guérin de Tencin, Victorinus of Pettau, Samael Aun Weor, Jaggi Vasudev, Mircea Cărtărescu, and Indro Montanelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1809, Edward FitzGerald ranks 30. Before him are Fredrik Pacius, Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust, Mariano José de Larra, François Certain de Canrobert, and Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuán. After him are Hannibal Hamlin, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, Jules Favre, Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine, Heinrich Hoffmann, and Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.. Among people deceased in 1883, Edward FitzGerald ranks 34. Before him are Wilhelm Peters, Cyprian Norwid, Franz Doppler, Iwakura Tomomi, Arnold Toynbee, and Hendrik Conscience. After him are Juliette Drouet, Carl Wilhelm Siemens, Filippo Pacini, Jenny Longuet, Louis-François-Clement Breguet, and Gustave Aimard.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward FitzGerald ranks 1,705 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1477), Lorna Wing (1928), Jeremiah Clarke (1674), James Finlayson (1887), Noel Gallagher (1967), and George Green (1793). After him are Oliver Hart (1948), Cassivellaunus (-100), Bill Foulkes (1932), James Gillray (1756), James Ferguson (1797), and Harold Laski (1893).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edward FitzGerald ranks 182. Before him are Matthew Arnold (1822), Rebecca West (1892), David Ogilvy (1911), Eric Knight (1897), Christina Rossetti (1830), and Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868). After him are Donald Adamson (1939), Richard Aldington (1892), Kingsley Amis (1922), Frederic W. H. Myers (1843), Terry Eagleton (1943), and Philip Sidney (1554).

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