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Frederick Denison Maurice

1805 - 1872

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John Frederick Denison Maurice (29 August 1805 – 1 April 1872) was an English Anglican theologian, a prolific author, and one of the founders of Christian socialism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick Denison Maurice has received more than 166,432 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Frederick Denison Maurice is the 6,635th most popular writer (down from 6,019th in 2019), the 6,004th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,587th in 2019) and the 686th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Moral and metaphysical philosophy
Ancient Philosophy, Fathers of the church, History and criticism
1850
The kingdom of Christ
Church of England, Controversial literature, Doctrinal Theology
1842
The prophets and kings of the Old Testament
Bible, Biography, English Sermons
1853
The Athenæum
2015
Theological essays
Theology, Doctrines, Doctrinal Theology
1853
The religions of the world and their relations to Christianity
Religions, Christianity and other religions
1847

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Frederick Denison Maurice ranks 6,635 out of 7,302. Before him are Ellen Willis, Kim Young-ha, Tom Lanoye, John Langalibalele Dube, Bill Lawrence, and Russell Simmons. After him are Sheila Jeffreys, Victoria Hislop, Oliver La Farge, Audrey Niffenegger, Julie Plec, and Élie Blanchard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1805, Frederick Denison Maurice ranks 79. Before him are James Wilson, Michael Sars, Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz, Horatio Greenough, Angelina Grimké, and Samuel Ryan Curtis.  Among people deceased in 1872, Frederick Denison Maurice ranks 75. Before him are Robert Wight, José Burgos, Edward James Roye, Thomas C. Jerdon, Lowell Mason, and Robert S. Duncanson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Frederick Denison Maurice ranks 6,004 out of 8,785. Before him are Stuart Williams (1930), Paul Emery (1916), Mick Rock (1948), Alexander Munro (1870), Betty Boothroyd (1929), and Leon Brittan (1939). After him are Evelyn Glennie (1965), Jessica Brown Findlay (1989), Simon Wells (1961), Sheila Jeffreys (1948), Simon Singh (1964), and Victoria Hislop (1959).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Frederick Denison Maurice ranks 686. Before him are Sophie Hannah (1971), Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth (1914), Al Alvarez (1929), William Collins (1721), Louis de Bernières (1954), and Mary Russell Mitford (1787). After him are Sheila Jeffreys (1948), Victoria Hislop (1959), Rose Tremain (1943), Catherine Cookson (1906), James Kelman (1946), and Clemence Dane (1888).

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