WRITER

George William Russell

1867 - 1935

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George William Russell (10 April 1867 – 17 July 1935), who wrote with the pseudonym Æ (often written AE or A.E.), was an Irish writer, editor, critic, poet, painter and Irish nationalist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George William Russell has received more than 269,069 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). George William Russell is the 5,646th most popular writer (down from 5,487th in 2019), the 4,356th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,534th in 2019) and the 491st most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The national being
Politics and government, Economic conditions, Cooperation
1916
Vector mechanics for engineers
Problems, exercises, Mechanics Applied, Vector analysis
1962
The Hugo Winners
American Science fiction, Science fiction, Hugo awards
An Anthology of Hugo award winners. The highest prize in Sci-Fi. Each of these stories, by different authors, was voted as the best novella/short story of a particular year. Asimov was also the editor or something. I have read it and loved it. Science Fiction at it's best. Contains: 13th Convention (1955)-19th Convention (1961). The darfsteller / Walter M. Miller, Jr. -- Allamagoosa / Eric Frank Russell -- Exploration team / Murray Leinster -- The star / Arthur C. Clarke -- Or all the seas with oysters / Avram Davidson -- The big front yard / Clifford D. Simak -- The hell-bound train / Robert Bloch -- Flowers for Algernon / Daniel Keyes -- The longest voyage / Poul Anderson --
1962
Matthew Arnold
Biography, Critics, English Poets
1904
Collections & recollections
Social life and customs, Anecdotes, Accessible book
1898
Mark Twain's Library of Humor
American wit and humor, Wit and humor
1888

Among WRITERS

Among writers, George William Russell ranks 5,646 out of 7,302. Before him are Eugène Dabit, Zitkala-Sa, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Michael Scott, Carsten Jensen, and Kate Wilhelm. After him are Herman Teirlinck, MacKenzie Scott, Hanif Kureishi, Peter Wohlleben, William Blum, and Stanisław Barańczak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, George William Russell ranks 134. Before him are Vikenty Veresaev, Simon Guggenheim, Grigore Antipa, Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason, John Exley, and Domenico Mezzadri. After him are Ernest Dowson, James Quibell, Victor Thibault, Timrava, Carlos Eugenio Restrepo, and Arvid Knöppel. Among people deceased in 1935, George William Russell ranks 130. Before him are Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch, Vernon Lee, Guido Balzarini, Tryggvi Þórhallsson, Herbert Ponting, and Edwin Arlington Robinson. After him are Aimé Haegeman, Jón Þorláksson, Nikodem Caro, James Quibell, Bernhard Britz, and José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George William Russell ranks 4,356 out of 8,785. Before him are Adam Godley (1964), Malcolm Campbell (1885), Ernest Belfort Bax (1854), Boz Burrell (1946), Archie Cochrane (1909), and Chris Bonington (1934). After him are David O'Leary (1958), Jake Weber (1963), Hanif Kureishi (1954), Innes Ireland (1930), Marcus Rashford (1997), and John Rimmer (1878).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George William Russell ranks 491. Before him are George Lillo (1691), Mark Haddon (1962), Terence Rattigan (1911), John Gardner (1926), Richard D. Ryder (1940), and Stephen Spender (1909). After him are Hanif Kureishi (1954), Jeanette Winterson (1959), Marmaduke Pickthall (1875), James Hogg (1770), William Michael Rossetti (1829), and Ernest Dowson (1867).

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