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Henry Vaughan

1621 - 1695

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Henry Vaughan (17 April 1621 – 23 April 1695) was a Welsh metaphysical poet, author and translator writing in English, and a medical physician. His religious poetry appeared in Silex Scintillans in 1650, with a second part in 1655. In 1646 his Poems, with the Tenth Satire of Juvenal Englished was published. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Vaughan has received more than 274,390 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Vaughan is the 5,813th most popular writer (down from 4,949th in 2019), the 5,142nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,147th in 2019) and the 576th most popular British Writer.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.75

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  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among writers, Henry Vaughan ranks 5,813 out of 5,755. Before him are Gregory Colbert, Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, Guillermo Martínez, Angus Wilson, George Saunders, and Tillie Olsen. After him are Tana French, Max Hastings, William Wycherley, Carlton Cuse, Hanan al-Shaykh, and David McCullough.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1621, Henry Vaughan ranks 20. Before him are Shi Lang, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, Matthew Locke, John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Andrew Marvell, and Jan Andrzej Morsztyn.  Among people deceased in 1695, Henry Vaughan ranks 20. Before him are Samuel Morland, Pierre Nicole, Huang Zongxi, Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Christoph Arnold, and Paul Hermann.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Vaughan ranks 5,142 out of 7,765. Before him are Nick Leeson (1967), Carrie Johnson (1988), Ian Brown (1963), Angus Wilson (1913), Bunny Austin (1906), and Ann Jones (1938). After him are Hannah John-Kamen (1989), Max Hastings (1945), William Wycherley (1640), Daley Thompson (1958), Skandar Keynes (1991), and Holmes Herbert (1882).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Henry Vaughan ranks 576. Before him are Christopher Fry (1907), Polly Samson (1962), J. G. Farrell (1935), Thomas Heywood (1574), Thomas Percy (1729), and Angus Wilson (1913). After him are Max Hastings (1945), William Wycherley (1640), John Arden (1930), H. R. F. Keating (1926), Dan Abnett (1965), and Brian Friel (1929).

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