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George Borrow

1803 - 1881

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George Henry Borrow (5 July 1803 – 26 July 1881) was an English writer of novels and of travel based on personal experiences in Europe. His travels gave him a close affinity with the Romani people of Europe, who figure strongly in his work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Borrow has received more than 171,458 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). George Borrow is the 5,104th most popular writer (up from 5,259th in 2019), the 3,773rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,224th in 2019) and the 431st most popular British Writer.

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  • 54.34

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, George Borrow ranks 5,104 out of 7,302Before him are Abdul Muis, John O'Hara, François Weyergans, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Béla Illés, and Nino Martoglio. After him are Alexander Kazantsev, Heinrich Zschokke, Kjartan Fløgstad, Kiki Dimoula, Alan Dean Foster, and Rafael Cadenas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1803, George Borrow ranks 67Before him are Sarah Childress Polk, Albert Küchler, Johann Jakob Kaup, José María Heredia y Heredia, Gottfried Ludolf Camphausen, and Heinrich Ewald. After him are Friedrich Ludwig Persius, Juan Bravo Murillo, Sarah Yorke Jackson, James Challis, Karl Schorn, and Carl Jacob Löwig. Among people deceased in 1881, George Borrow ranks 74Before him are Mary Seacole, Florian Ceynowa, Gustav von Alvensleben, Gustav Neumann, Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, and Salvador Jovellanos. After him are Robert Mallet, Maurice Raynaud, Samuel Palmer, Kolyu Ficheto, Jānis Cimze, and Johann Ludwig Krapf.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Borrow ranks 3,773 out of 8,785Before him are John Hopkinson (1849), Pauline Collins (1940), Horatio Caro (1862), Gordon Strachan (1957), Jay Kay (1969), and Michael Rennie (1909). After him are Vivian Woodward (1879), Linda Martin (1952), John Grierson (1898), Godfrey Rampling (1909), Martin Gilbert (1936), and Geoffrey Burbidge (1925).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George Borrow ranks 431Before him are Eliza Acton (1799), Edwin Atherstone (1788), Cynewulf (900), Tanith Lee (1947), Max Beerbohm (1872), and William Davenant (1606). After him are Jonathan Stroud (1970), Anne V. Coates (1925), Elizabeth Goudge (1900), Nicholas Culpeper (1616), Donald Rayfield (1942), and John Farey Sr. (1766).