WRITER

John Burroughs

1837 - 1921

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John Burroughs (April 3, 1837 – March 29, 1921) was an American naturalist and nature essayist, active in the conservation movement in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Burroughs has received more than 452,817 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). John Burroughs is the 6,554th most popular writer (down from 5,799th in 2019), the 12,651st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,984th in 2019) and the 920th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Thuvia, Maid of Mars
American Science fiction, Fiction, Science fiction, American
Thuvia, Maid of Mars, is the next generation of Barsoomains. Instead of John Carter “Warlord of Mars”, it is his son, Cathoris, that gets to try to rescue the princess Thuvia that has been kidnapped by the evil prince Astok of Dusar. This is another Edgar Burroughs action packed science fiction adventure.Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. This eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year.
1916
Time and Change
2003
Tarzan the Terrible (#8)
Tarzan (Fictitious character), Fiction, Classic Literature
Tarzan's search for Jane takes him to the warlike Pal-U-Don.
1921
Under the Apple Trees
Natural history, Philosophy, Outdoor books
1916
Wake-Robin
Natural history, Birds, Outdoor books
1871
Ways of Nature
Nature
2008

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Burroughs ranks 6,554 out of 7,302. Before him are Greg Daniels, Andrey Malakhov, Pippa Middleton, Naja Marie Aidt, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, and N. K. Jemisin. After him are Guillermo Martínez, Nino Haratischwili, Ronald D. Moore, Woeser, Joan Carreras i Goicoechea, and William Wycherley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1837, John Burroughs ranks 116. Before him are Richard A. Proctor, Nell Arthur, Paul Gustav Heinrich Bachmann, Mark Hanna, Charles Ammi Cutter, and P. B. S. Pinchback. After him is Joaquin Miller. Among people deceased in 1921, John Burroughs ranks 131. Before him are Antoinette Brown Blackwell, E. W. Hornung, Raymond Thorne, Henry Hyndman, Mary Watson Whitney, and P. B. S. Pinchback. After him are Charles B. Cory, Coenraad Hiebendaal, Andrew Watson, James Mitchel, James Gibbons, and Con Leahy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Burroughs ranks 12,651 out of 20,380. Before him are Charlie Weber (1978), Scott Altman (1959), Cam Clarke (1957), Derek Chauvin (1976), Dale Midkiff (1959), and Caesar Rodney (1728). After him are J. Richard Gott (1947), Malcolm-Jamal Warner (1970), Paul Russo (1914), William Yorzyk (1933), Archie Kao (1969), and Robert Eggers (1983).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Burroughs ranks 920. Before him are Anthony Boucher (1911), Alice Hoffman (1952), William Monahan (1960), Greg Daniels (1963), Lisa Brennan-Jobs (1978), and N. K. Jemisin (1972). After him are Ronald D. Moore (1964), Stanley Kunitz (1905), Michael Pollan (1955), Gregory S. Paul (1954), John Stossel (1947), and Phil Donahue (1935).

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