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Edward Thomas

1878 - 1917

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Philip Edward Thomas (3 March 1878 – 9 April 1917) was a British writer of poetry and prose. He is sometimes considered a war poet, although few of his poems deal directly with his war experiences. He only started writing poetry at the age of 36, but by that time he had already been a prolific critic, biographer, nature writer and travel writer for two decades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Thomas has received more than 31,008 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Thomas is the 4,696th most popular writer, the 3,382nd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 381st most popular British Writer.

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  • 31k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Edward Thomas ranks 4,696 out of 7,302. Before him are FM-2030, Zabel Sibil Asadour, Mykola Zerov, Park Wan-suh, Mary McCarthy, and Vera Panova. After him are George du Maurier, Knud Knudsen, Patrik Ouředník, Jonathan Carroll, Bo Goldman, and John Mawe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Edward Thomas ranks 182. Before him are Anton Heida, John Cregan, The Great Gama, Ernst Alexanderson, František Janda-Suk, and Nikolai Avksentiev. After him are Henry B. Walthall, Ion Dragoumis, Joel Stebbins, Ada Adler, He Xiangning, and John Derbyshire. Among people deceased in 1917, Edward Thomas ranks 94. Before him are Oswaldo Cruz, Madge Syers, Frances Xavier Cabrini, Yi Jun-yong, John W. Foster, and Teoberto Maler. After him are Eduardo Pondal, Sergei Zubatov, Stéphane Javelle, Émil Goeldi, Hans von Blixen-Finecke, and Frans Schollaert.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Thomas ranks 3,382 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Bishop (1786), Freddie Bartholomew (1924), Patrick Malahide (1945), David Cox (1924), John Shakespeare (1530), and Susan George (1950). After him are Stanley Baker (1928), Michael Mann (1942), Algernon Sidney (1623), William Hopkins (1793), Ian Abercrombie (1934), and Alison Moyet (1961).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edward Thomas ranks 381. Before him are Grace Aguilar (1816), Thomas Middleton (1580), Taylor Caldwell (1900), Stephen Baxter (1957), Peter Ackroyd (1949), and Gillian Rubinstein (1942). After him are John Mawe (1764), James Thomson (1700), Edward William Lane (1801), Michael Frayn (1933), Edith Sitwell (1887), and William Tenn (1920).

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