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James Merrill

1926 - 1995

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James Ingram Merrill (March 3, 1926 – February 6, 1995) was an American poet. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1977 for Divine Comedies. His poetry falls into two distinct bodies of work: the polished and formalist lyric poetry of his early career, and the epic narrative of occult communication with spirits and angels, titled The Changing Light at Sandover (published in three volumes from 1976 to 1980), which dominated his later career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Merrill has received more than 313,759 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). James Merrill is the 6,191st most popular writer (down from 5,465th in 2019), the 13,327th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,769th in 2019) and the 979th most popular American Writer.

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  • 35.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Merrill ranks 6,191 out of 5,755. Before him are Carol J. Adams, Andrea Levy, MacKinlay Kantor, Bryan Fuller, K. A. Applegate, and Peter Hedges. After him are Jeff VanderMeer, Kathrin Schmidt, Ángeles Caso, Abdellah Taïa, Virginia Hamilton, and Charles Krauthammer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, James Merrill ranks 478. Before him are Mathilde Krim, Lorenzo Wright, Dennis Wilshaw, Joan Lorring, Bud Yorkin, and Johnny Boyd. After him are Eric Morecambe, John Dingell, Mario Miranda, and Harris Wofford. Among people deceased in 1995, James Merrill ranks 297. Before him are Mary Beth Hughes, Stuart Milner-Barry, Gale Gordon, Genevieve Tobin, Charles L. Veach, and Alan Bush. After him are Andrea Fortunato, Paul Kipkoech, Tor Ulven, Bill Rowling, Eddie Clamp, and Alison Hargreaves.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Merrill ranks 13,327 out of 18,182. Before him are Isabela Moner (2001), Zach LaVine (1995), Max Thieriot (1988), Brian Kemp (1963), Seamus Dever (1976), and Tyronn Lue (1977). After him are Ben Nelson (1941), Jeff VanderMeer (1968), Irene Ryan (1902), Kimberly Kane (1983), David Gordon Green (1975), and Johnathon Schaech (1969).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Merrill ranks 979. Before him are Jonathan Lethem (1964), Carol J. Adams (1951), MacKinlay Kantor (1904), Bryan Fuller (1969), K. A. Applegate (1956), and Peter Hedges (1962). After him are Jeff VanderMeer (1968), Virginia Hamilton (1936), Charles Krauthammer (1950), Pat Cadigan (1953), Craig Thomas (1971), and Jay Asher (1975).

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