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Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

1950 - 2009

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Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (; May 2, 1950 – April 12, 2009) was an American academic scholar in the fields of gender studies, queer theory, and critical theory. Sedgwick published several books considered groundbreaking in the field of queer theory, and her critical writings helped create the field of queer studies, in which she was one of the most influential figures. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick has received more than 456,404 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick is the 5,339th most popular writer (down from 4,931st in 2019), the 8,562nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,264th in 2019) and the 671st most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 5,339 out of 5,755. Before her are R. M. Ballantyne, Peter Matthiessen, John Connolly, Remco Campert, Colm Tóibín, and Katherine Pancol. After her are Herman Teirlinck, Victor Shenderovich, Howard Ashman, Philip G. Epstein, György Bessenyei, and Abraham Cowley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 431. Before her are Patti Austin, Karl Rove, Hugo Hovenkamp, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Carlos Roberto Flores, and Shahid Khan. After her are Howard Ashman, Teddy Pendergrass, Nicholas Evans, Chris Stein, Nikica Valentić, and Phil Alden Robinson. Among people deceased in 2009, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 287. Before her are Vladimir Fedotov, Ernst Benda, Feroz Khan, John Martyn, Frankie Manning, and Frank Gardner. After her are Heini Walter, Wayne Allwine, Arne Bendiksen, Jorge Enrique Adoum, Brenda Joyce, and Chris Connor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 8,562 out of 18,182. Before her are Bonnie J. Dunbar (1949), Sara Gilbert (1975), Kay Lenz (1953), Arthur Alexander (1940), Lloyd Price (1933), and T. J. Thyne (1975). After her are Susan Peters (1921), Steny Hoyer (1939), Karol J. Bobko (1937), Billy Mills (1938), Mary Boland (1882), and Steve Prefontaine (1951).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 671. Before her are Eric Van Lustbader (1946), Donald Richie (1924), Michael Swanwick (1950), Brad Falchuk (1971), Judy Blume (1938), and Peter Matthiessen (1927). After her are Howard Ashman (1950), Philip G. Epstein (1909), John Berryman (1914), Scott Turow (1949), Jack McDevitt (1935), and William Blum (1933).

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