WRITER

Iolo Morganwg

1747 - 1826

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Edward Williams, better known by his bardic name Iolo Morganwg ([ˈjɔlɔ mɔrˈɡanʊɡ]; 10 March 1747 – 18 December 1826), was a Welsh antiquarian, poet and collector. He was seen as an expert collector of Medieval Welsh literature, but it emerged after his death that he had forged several manuscripts, notably some of the Third Series of Welsh Triads. Even so, he had a lasting impact on Welsh culture, notably in founding the secret society known as the Gorsedd, through which Iolo Morganwg successfully co-opted the 18th-century Eisteddfod revival. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Iolo Morganwg has received more than 234,579 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Iolo Morganwg is the 6,056th most popular writer (down from 5,463rd in 2019), the 4,945th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,519th in 2019) and the 551st most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Barddas of Iolo Morganwg
Bards and bardism, Celtic Civilization, Celtic literature
2004
Poems, lyric and pastoral ..
1794
Gwaith Iolo Morganwg
1913
Salmau yr eglwys yn yr anialwch
Welsh Hymns
1857
The triads of Britain
Triads (Literature), Welsh poetry
1977
Cerddi rhydd Iolo Morganwg
Poetry
1980

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Iolo Morganwg ranks 6,056 out of 7,302. Before him are Ivy Compton-Burnett, Franz Fühmann, Alain Mabanckou, Gustav Hasford, Stephen R. Donaldson, and Pavao Pavličić. After him are Malcolm Gladwell, John Braine, Henry Lawson, Gerhard Roth, Franz von Dingelstedt, and John Ajvide Lindqvist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1747, Iolo Morganwg ranks 28. Before him are Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, Jean-François Rewbell, Alexander Bezborodko, Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel, Eugenio Espejo, and György Bessenyei. After him are Benjamin Vulliamy, Samuel Osgood, and Gunning Bedford Jr.. Among people deceased in 1826, Iolo Morganwg ranks 52. Before him are Nicolas Fuss, Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein, John Farey Sr., Antoni Malczewski, Ferdinand Bauer, and Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings. After him is Isaac Shelby.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Iolo Morganwg ranks 4,945 out of 8,785. Before him are Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792), Gary McAllister (1964), Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880), Archibald Menzies (1754), Dave Stewart (1950), and Gem Archer (1966). After him are Geraldine Beamish (1883), Ian Burgess (1930), Malcolm Gladwell (1963), Laura Fraser (1976), John Braine (1922), and Herbert Morrison (1888).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Iolo Morganwg ranks 551. Before him are Sarah Waters (1966), Philippa Pearce (1920), Sarah Trimmer (1741), Anne Fine (1947), Izaak Walton (1593), and Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884). After him are Malcolm Gladwell (1963), John Braine (1922), Denise Levertov (1923), Thomas Traherne (1636), Hammond Innes (1913), and Chris Claremont (1950).

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