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Elizabeth Carter

1717 - 1806

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Elizabeth Carter (pen name Eliza; 16 December 1717 – 19 February 1806) was an English poet, classicist, writer, translator, and linguist. As one of the Bluestocking Circle that surrounded Elizabeth Montagu, she earned respect for the first English translation of the 2nd-century Discourses of Epictetus. She also published poems and translated from French and Italian, and corresponded profusely. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elizabeth Carter has received more than 119,662 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Elizabeth Carter is the 6,703rd most popular writer, the 6,129th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 695th most popular British Writer.

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  • 120k

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  • 38.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among writers, Elizabeth Carter ranks 6,703 out of 7,302. Before her are Alex Hirsch, Boris Izaguirre, Terrence McNally, Nic Pizzolatto, Narine Abgaryan, and Nicholas Monsarrat. After her are Calixthe Beyala, Miquel-Lluís Muntané, Tie Ning, Les Murray, Albrecht Behmel, and Alice Stone Blackwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1717, Elizabeth Carter ranks 22. Before her are Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Alexander Sumarokov, Molla Panah Vagif, Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg, João de Loureiro, and Ventura Rodríguez.  Among people deceased in 1806, Elizabeth Carter ranks 54. Before her are Robert Morris, William Paterson, Charlotte Smith, John Graves Simcoe, George Wythe, and John Breckinridge.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Elizabeth Carter ranks 6,129 out of 8,785. Before her are Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827), Philippa Fawcett (1868), Nick Faldo (1957), Camilla Luddington (1983), Scott McTominay (1996), and Nicholas Monsarrat (1910). After her are Cheryl (1983), Henry Banks (1913), Josh O'Connor (1990), Jacquetta Hawkes (1910), Barbara Castle (1910), and John Spencer (1935).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Elizabeth Carter ranks 695. Before her are Rose Tremain (1943), Catherine Cookson (1906), James Kelman (1946), Clemence Dane (1888), Thomas Shadwell (1642), and Nicholas Monsarrat (1910). After her are Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802), David Hare (1947), Alison Weir (1951), Jane Taylor (1783), Maggie O'Farrell (1972), and George Etherege (1635).

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