WRITER

James Thomson

1700 - 1748

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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Thomson has received more than 37,270 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). James Thomson is the 4,714th most popular writer (up from 4,756th in 2019), the 3,401st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,618th in 2019) and the 383rd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 37k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Tancred and Sigismunda
Drama
1745
Poems
Accessible book
1774
Tancred and Sigismunda. A tragedy
1745
The seasons
German poetry, Winter, Prayers
1726
Political progress of Britain
Administration, Colonies, Early works to 1800
1794
The works of James Thomson
1750

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Thomson ranks 4,714 out of 7,302. Before him are Juan José Millás, Eduardo Pondal, I. A. L. Diamond, Peter Seeberg, Shel Silverstein, and Mamoni Raisom Goswami. After him are Edward William Lane, Fredrik Backman, Saul Alinsky, Robert B. Parker, Sanchuniathon, and Cordwainer Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1700, James Thomson ranks 35. Before him are Pietro Bracci, Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau, Khariton Laptev, Nathaniel Bliss, and Abdul Aziz Hotak. After him are Mary Delany, and Anthony de la Roché. Among people deceased in 1748, James Thomson ranks 16. Before him are Muhammad Shah, Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg, William Kent, Aleksei Chirikov, Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun, and Isaac Watts. After him are Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and William Adam.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Thomson ranks 3,401 out of 8,785. Before him are Agnes Arber (1879), Frederick Catherwood (1799), Janet Baker (1933), Roy Ward Baker (1916), Carlo Acutis (1991), and Gwen John (1876). After him are Edward William Lane (1801), Kate Greenaway (1846), Mike Figgis (1948), William Rutter Dawes (1799), Barry Flanagan (1941), and Lee Kerslake (1947).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, James Thomson ranks 383. Before him are Taylor Caldwell (1900), Stephen Baxter (1957), Peter Ackroyd (1949), Gillian Rubinstein (1942), Edward Thomas (1878), and John Mawe (1764). After him are Edward William Lane (1801), Michael Frayn (1933), Edith Sitwell (1887), William Tenn (1920), Brian Lumley (1937), and Elizabeth Jane Howard (1923).

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