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James Russell Lowell

1819 - 1891

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James Russell Lowell (; February 22, 1819 – August 12, 1891) was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the fireside poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets that rivaled the popularity of British poets. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Russell Lowell has received more than 729,831 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. James Russell Lowell is the 3,836th most popular writer (down from 3,134th in 2019), the 4,929th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,099th in 2019) and the 407th most popular American Writer.

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  • 27

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  • 3.84

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Notable Works

My study windows
Accessible book, American essays, Authors
1871
The vision of Sir Launfal
Accessible book, Grail, Knights and knighthood
1848
Letters of James Russell Lowell
Accessible book, American Authors, Authors, American
1893
Among my books
Accessible book, Criticism and interpretation, English literature
A book of essays by American poet and writer James Russell Lowell (1819-1891). There are six essays: - Dryden - Witchcraft - Shakespeare Once More - New England Two Centuries Ago - Lessing - Rousseau and the Sentimentalists
1870
The poetical works of James Russell Lowell
Collections, Poetry
1852
The Biglow papers
Poetry, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Slavery
1848

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Russell Lowell ranks 3,836 out of 7,302. Before him are Vladimir Odoyevsky, Srečko Kosovel, Botho Strauß, Marco Girolamo Vida, Konstantin Aksakov, and Patrick Leigh Fermor. After him are Jorge Isaacs, Ferdinand Bruckner, Crates, Minette Walters, Mikhail Shishkin, and Anton Pann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1819, James Russell Lowell ranks 72. Before him are Abe Masahiro, Nicolae Bălcescu, Alexandru G. Golescu, Martin Johnson Heade, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, and Théodore Gouvy. After him are Friedrich von Bodenstedt, Henri Harpignies, Constant Fornerod, Jean-Augustin Barral, Władysław Taczanowski, and Ernst Falkbeer. Among people deceased in 1891, James Russell Lowell ranks 77. Before him are José María Iglesias, Antonio Ciseri, Laza Lazarević, Antero de Quental, Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe, and Amalia Lindegren. After him are Franco Faccio, Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Nikolay Ilminsky, Henri de Brouckère, János Simor, and Staka Skenderova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Russell Lowell ranks 4,929 out of 20,380. Before him are Dorothy Lamour (1914), Saul Zaentz (1921), Alex Rocco (1936), James W. Christy (1938), Eileen Ryan (1927), and Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774). After him are Whitcomb L. Judson (1846), John Lewis (1920), Seann William Scott (1976), Dennis Frederiksen (1951), Larry Tesler (1945), and Chester Conklin (1886).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Russell Lowell ranks 407. Before him are Brandon Sanderson (1975), Gloria Vanderbilt (1924), Charles Grandison Finney (1792), Francis Scott Key (1779), Henry Adams (1838), and David Brin (1950). After him are A. Merritt (1884), Marianne Moore (1887), Herman Wouk (1915), Margaret Weis (1948), Francis Davis Millet (1848), and Lydia Davis (1947).

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