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Edwin Morgan

1920 - 2010

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Edwin George Morgan (27 April 1920 – 19 August 2010) was a Scottish poet and translator associated with the Scottish Renaissance. He is widely recognised as one of the foremost Scottish poets of the 20th century. In 1999, Morgan was made the first Glasgow Poet Laureate. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edwin Morgan has received more than 15,746 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Edwin Morgan is the 6,229th most popular writer (down from 5,544th in 2019), the 5,943rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,334th in 2019) and the 647th most popular British Writer.

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  • 16k

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  • 34.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Edwin Morgan ranks 6,229 out of 5,755. Before him are Abdourahman Waberi, Mimoza Ahmeti, Geoffrey A. Landis, Miles Franklin, Vittorio Arrigoni, and Édouard Louis. After him are Khady Sylla, Sidney Lanier, Robert B. Spencer, Kage Baker, Charles Frazier, and Jo Walton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Edwin Morgan ranks 400. Before him are Adele Goldstine, Mitzi Green, Paul Frees, Lassie Lou Ahern, Frances Gifford, and Little Jimmy Dickens. After him are Jerry Maren and Constance Moore. Among people deceased in 2010, Edwin Morgan ranks 425. Before him are Barbara Billingsley, Ksenija Pajčin, Stephen Schneider, Wally Hickel, Janusz Kurtyka, and Frances Reid. After him are Kage Baker, Fatima Meer, Abdolmalek Rigi, William B. Saxbe, Lucille Clifton, and Ruth Park.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edwin Morgan ranks 5,943 out of 7,765. Before him are Patrick Roberts (1997), Benjamin Wallfisch (1979), Noah Huntley (1974), Ryan Bertrand (1989), James MacMillan (1959), and Joleon Lescott (1982). After him are Amanda Redman (1957), Brian McClair (1963), Ophelia Lovibond (1986), Rory Delap (1976), Jeffrey Dunn (1961), and Jonathan Miller (1934).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edwin Morgan ranks 647. Before him are John Mortimer (1923), Benjamin Jowett (1817), Andrea Levy (1956), Anna Burns (1962), Laurie Lee (1914), and Charley Boorman (1966). After him are Jo Walton (1964), Ken MacLeod (1954), Terry Nation (1930), Sara Ahmed (1969), David Nicholls (1966), and George Monbiot (1963).

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