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George MacDonald

1824 - 1905

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George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational minister. He became a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow-writer Lewis Carroll. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George MacDonald has received more than 1,291,216 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). George MacDonald is the 2,080th most popular writer (down from 1,852nd in 2019), the 1,572nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,457th in 2019) and the 167th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, George MacDonald ranks 2,080 out of 7,302. Before him are Isaac Titsingh, Ibn Taghribirdi, Yasmina Reza, Barbara von Krüdener, Sigismund von Herberstein, and Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski. After him are Vasily Aksyonov, Sophie de Condorcet, Dominique Venner, Hermas, Cyprian Norwid, and Aspazija.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1824, George MacDonald ranks 34. Before him are Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Karl-Maria Kertbeny, Leland Stanford, Peter Cornelius, Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden, and Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este. After him are Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart, Gustave Boulanger, Nana Sahib, Adolphe Monticelli, Avram Iancu, and Pierre-Émile Martin. Among people deceased in 1905, George MacDonald ranks 32. Before him are Albert von Kölliker, Marcel Schwob, Adolf Bastian, Ivan Sechenov, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, and Carmine Crocco. After him are Meyer Guggenheim, Lew Wallace, José-Maria de Heredia, Pedro Américo, Mary Mapes Dodge, and Franz Reuleaux.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George MacDonald ranks 1,572 out of 8,785. Before him are Samantha Fox (1966), Andrew Lincoln (1973), Thomas Byles (1870), Erling Braut Håland (2000), Hugh Fraser (1945), and John Blow (1649). After him are Gilbert Ryle (1900), Jim Carter (1948), Alan Wilder (1959), Dunstan (909), Stephen Rea (1946), and Rafael Merry del Val (1865).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George MacDonald ranks 167. Before him are Anthony Trollope (1815), Robert Southey (1774), Christopher Isherwood (1904), Karen Armstrong (1944), Philip Kerr (1956), and Clive Barker (1952). After him are James Hilton (1900), Patrick O'Brian (1914), James Herbert Brennan (1940), Orderic Vitalis (1075), James Boswell (1740), and Aphra Behn (1640).

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