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Edwin Arnold

1832 - 1904

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Sir Edwin Arnold (10 June 1832 – 24 March 1904) was an English poet and journalist, who is most known for his work The Light of Asia. Born in Gravesend, Kent, Arnold's early education at King's School, Rochester, and later at King's College London and University College, Oxford, laid the groundwork for his career. Initially a schoolmaster and later the Principal of the Deccan College in India, Arnold's experiences abroad influenced his literary endeavors. He became associated with The Daily Telegraph, serving as its editor-in-chief, and facilitated H. M. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edwin Arnold has received more than 151,489 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Edwin Arnold is the 2,826th most popular writer (up from 3,225th in 2019), the 2,126th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,410th in 2019) and the 242nd most popular British Writer.

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  • 150k

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  • 52.17

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Edwin Arnold ranks 2,826 out of 5,755. Before him are Andre Norton, Lucia Berlin, José Martínez Ruiz, José Giovanni, Prince Henri of Orléans, and José María Arguedas. After him are S. N. Goenka, Katherine Jackson, Abraham Sutzkever, Johann Ernst Glück, Ephraim Chambers, and James A. Michener.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1832, Edwin Arnold ranks 48. Before him are Đura Jakšić, Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Nikolai Zverev, Arthur Hughes, Count Gustav Kálnoky, and Lucien Quélet. After him are Julius von Sachs, Alvan Graham Clark, Colin Archer, Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Jules Vallès, and Charilaos Trikoupis. Among people deceased in 1904, Edwin Arnold ranks 54. Before him are William Renshaw, Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, Eugen Schauman, Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld, George Frederic Watts, and Samuel Smiles. After him are Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, Alexander William Williamson, Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin, Korla Awgust Kocor, Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi, and James Longstreet.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edwin Arnold ranks 2,126 out of 7,765. Before him are Ouida (1839), Tom Hollander (1967), Peter Frampton (1950), Prince Henri of Orléans (1867), Eadgifu of Wessex (null), and Trevor Horn (1949). After him are George Arliss (1868), Hugh Despenser the younger (1287), Ephraim Chambers (1680), Joseph Whitworth (1803), Stephen Dillane (1957), and Thomas Kyd (1558).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edwin Arnold ranks 242. Before him are Anna Sewell (1820), John Wyndham (1903), David Gemmell (1948), Walter Pater (1839), Ouida (1839), and Prince Henri of Orléans (1867). After him are Ephraim Chambers (1680), Thomas Kyd (1558), Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915), John Ford (1586), Robert Harris (1957), and Peter James (1948).

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