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Francis James Child

1825 - 1896

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Francis James Child (February 1, 1825 – September 11, 1896) was an American scholar, educator, and folklorist, best known today for his collection of English and Scottish ballads now known as the Child Ballads. Child was Boylston professor of rhetoric and oratory at Harvard University, where he produced influential editions of English poetry. In 1876 he was named Harvard's first Professor of English, a position which allowed him to focus on academic research. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis James Child has received more than 175,377 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis James Child is the 17,496th most popular politician (down from 15,491st in 2019), the 12,454th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,068th in 2019) and the 841st most popular American Politician.

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  • 3.41

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francis James Child ranks 17,496 out of 19,576. Before him are Gao Zhisheng, Knut Holmann, Temir Sariyev, John J. Crittenden, Hamza Abdi Barre, and Selwyn Lloyd. After him are Maud Olofsson, Janusz Palikot, Pat Roberts, Hamilton Green, Roy Blunt, and Levi Woodbury.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1825, Francis James Child ranks 90. Before him are Albrecht Weber, John Lawrence LeConte, Antoinette Brown Blackwell, R. D. Blackmore, Benjamin Mountfort, and Frances Harper. After him are Henry Heth, Bayard Taylor, William Spottiswoode, Newton Booth, and Julius Kühn. Among people deceased in 1896, Francis James Child ranks 86. Before him are Narciso Campero, Eugen Baumann, Paul Arène, Coventry Patmore, Thomas Hughes, and James Abbott.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Francis James Child ranks 12,454 out of 20,380. Before him are Bobby Goldsboro (1941), Stephen McNally (1911), Erin Moriarty (1994), Tory Burch (1966), William McNamara (1965), and Dan O'Brien (1966). After him are Jack Yerman (1939), Charlie Benante (1962), Georgia Engel (1948), Matt Gerald (1970), Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884), and Virgil Hill (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Francis James Child ranks 841. Before him are David Perdue (1949), Nicholas F. Brady (1930), Ann Veneman (1949), Janet Napolitano (1957), John Hickenlooper (1952), and John J. Crittenden (1787). After him are Pat Roberts (1936), Roy Blunt (1950), Levi Woodbury (1789), George M. Bibb (1776), John Barrasso (1952), and Jack Reed (1949).

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