WRITER

Henry Lawson

1867 - 1922

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Henry Archibald Hertzberg Lawson (17 June 1867 – 2 September 1922) was an Australian writer and bush poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest short story writer". A vocal nationalist and republican, Lawson regularly contributed to The Bulletin, and many of his works helped popularise the Australian vernacular in fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Lawson has received more than 603,309 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Henry Lawson is the 6,059th most popular writer (down from 5,593rd in 2019), the 326th most popular biography from Australia (down from 284th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Australian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Poems
Frontier and pioneer life, Poetry
1918
Over the Sliprails
2002
On the Track
1900
Children of the Bush
1902
While the Billy Boils
Fiction, Social life and customs, Australia in fiction
1905
Joe Wilson and His Mates
Fiction, Frontier and pioneer life, Accessible book
1902

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Henry Lawson ranks 6,059 out of 7,302. Before him are Gustav Hasford, Stephen R. Donaldson, Pavao Pavličić, Iolo Morganwg, Malcolm Gladwell, and John Braine. After him are Gerhard Roth, Franz von Dingelstedt, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Charles Brackett, Denise Levertov, and John Perry Barlow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Henry Lawson ranks 144. Before him are Timrava, Carlos Eugenio Restrepo, Arvid Knöppel, René Boylesve, Wilberforce Eaves, and José Vicente Concha. After him are Lillian Wald, George Luks, Florence Fuller, A. E. Douglass, Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane, and Hobart Bosworth. Among people deceased in 1922, Henry Lawson ranks 127. Before him are Alfred Capus, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, William Desmond Taylor, Lyman Abbott, William Christie, and Pál Simon. After him are W. H. R. Rivers, Liberato Marcial Rojas, John Munro Longyear, Tullio Bozza, Erskine Childers, and Gösta Runö.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Henry Lawson ranks 326 out of 1,143. Before him are Isabel Lucas (1985), Esna Boyd (1899), Thelma Coyne Long (1918), Thomas Blamey (1884), Betty McKinnon (1925), and Zeljko Kalac (1972). After him are Lionel Cox (1930), Matthew Bingley (1971), John McEwen (1900), Eliza Taylor (1989), Rex Hartwig (1929), and Vivian McGrath (1916).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Henry Lawson ranks 22. Before him are Greg Egan (1961), Trudi Canavan (1969), Joseph Jacobs (1854), Patricia Wrightson (1921), Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920), and Markus Zusak (1975). After him are Robert Hughes (1938), Kate Morton (1976), David Malouf (1934), DBC Pierre (1961), Mary Augusta Ward (1851), and Les Murray (1938).

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