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James Hogg

1770 - 1835

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James Hogg (1770 – 21 November 1835) was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both Scots and English. As a young man he worked as a shepherd and farmhand, and was largely self-educated through reading. He was a friend of many of the great writers of his day, including Sir Walter Scott, of whom he later wrote an unauthorised biography. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Hogg has received more than 335,728 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. James Hogg is the 5,673rd most popular writer (down from 5,040th in 2019), the 4,384th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,930th in 2019) and the 495th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

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  • 45.39

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Fiction, History, Murderers
1824
The Jacobite relics of Scotland
English Songs, House of Stuart, Jacobites
1819
Domestic manners of Sir Walter Scott
Accessible book, Biography, Scottish Authors
1909
The poetical works of the Ettrick shepherd [i.e. J. Hogg]
1838
The works of the Ettrick shepherd
Social life and customs, Scotland in fiction, Fiction
1865

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Hogg ranks 5,673 out of 7,302. Before him are H. A. Rey, Kevin Kelly, Mario Luzi, Edmund White, Casimiro de Abreu, and Marmaduke Pickthall. After him are William Michael Rossetti, Ernest Dowson, Martin Litchfield West, You Xie, Alison Lurie, and Hugh Walpole.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1770, James Hogg ranks 43. Before him are William Clark, William Huskisson, Albrecht Berblinger, Zaman Shah Durrani, Thomas Phillips, and William Nicol. After him is David Thompson. Among people deceased in 1835, James Hogg ranks 34. Before him are Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito, Alexander McDonnell, Pauline Auzou, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Wenzel Müller, and Gilbert Thomas Burnett. After him are Thomas Hardwicke, Kazimierz Brodziński, William Cobbett, and Felicia Hemans.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Hogg ranks 4,384 out of 8,785. Before him are David Brabham (1965), Julian Barbour (1937), William Fothergill Cooke (1806), Richard Eyre (1943), Robert Morison (1620), and Marmaduke Pickthall (1875). After him are William Michael Rossetti (1829), Ernest Dowson (1867), Martin Litchfield West (1937), Reggie Pridmore (1886), George Grote (1794), and I. J. Good (1916).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, James Hogg ranks 495. Before him are Richard D. Ryder (1940), Stephen Spender (1909), George William Russell (1867), Hanif Kureishi (1954), Jeanette Winterson (1959), and Marmaduke Pickthall (1875). After him are William Michael Rossetti (1829), Ernest Dowson (1867), Martin Litchfield West (1937), Charles Allston Collins (1828), Abraham Cowley (1618), and Peter Morgan (1963).

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