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Edwin Atherstone

1788 - 1872

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Edwin Atherstone (1788–1872) was a poet and novelist. His works, which were planned on an imposing scale, attracted some temporary attention and applause, but are now forgotten. His chief poem, The Fall of Nineveh, consisting of thirty books, appeared at intervals from 1828 to 1868. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edwin Atherstone has received more than 29,522 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Edwin Atherstone is the 5,066th most popular writer (down from 4,358th in 2019), the 3,742nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,232nd in 2019) and the 426th most popular British Writer.

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  • 6.38

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  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Edwin Atherstone ranks 5,066 out of 7,302. Before him are José Eustasio Rivera, Eliza Acton, Ángel Ganivet, Stijn Streuvels, Álvares de Azevedo, and León Felipe. After him are Heinrich Laube, Michael Cristofer, Cynewulf, Stephen Hunter, Ion Agârbiceanu, and Tanith Lee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1788, Edwin Atherstone ranks 53. Before him are Margaret Taylor, Gheorghe Asachi, Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet, Mikhail Shchepkin, Adoniram Judson, and Károly Kisfaludy. After him are Hugh Clapperton, Charles Robert Cockerell, William Henry Smyth, Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker, John Canfield Spencer, and Prideaux John Selby. Among people deceased in 1872, Edwin Atherstone ranks 63. Before him are Andrej Sládkovič, Frederik Kaiser, Franz Xaver Fieber, Bedros Tourian, Richard S. Ewell, and William Davies Evans. After him are Nikolay Milyutin, Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, Charles Combes, Agustín Morales, Thomas Sully, and Robert Wight.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edwin Atherstone ranks 3,742 out of 8,785. Before him are George Finlay (1799), Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel (1557), Angela Mortimer (1932), Jeremy Wade (1956), Prince Frederick of Great Britain (1750), and Matthew Parker (1504). After him are Joe Wright (1972), Ninian (360), Cynewulf (900), Tanith Lee (1947), Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), and Harrison Birtwistle (1934).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edwin Atherstone ranks 426. Before him are Margery Kempe (1373), Margery Allingham (1904), Michael Hirst (1952), Joyce Mansour (1928), John Gower (1330), and Eliza Acton (1799). After him are Cynewulf (900), Tanith Lee (1947), Max Beerbohm (1872), William Davenant (1606), George Borrow (1803), and Jonathan Stroud (1970).

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