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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 421,782 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Burroughs is the 5,821st most popular writer (down from 5,210th in 2019), the 11,009th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,005th in 2019) and the 830th most popular American Writer.

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  • 420k

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  • 39.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Burroughs ranks 5,821 out of 5,755. Before him are Max Hastings, William Wycherley, Carlton Cuse, Hanan al-Shaykh, David McCullough, and John Arden. After him are H. R. F. Keating, Dan Abnett, John Patrick Shanley, Jaime Bayly, Brian Friel, and Steven S. DeKnight.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1837, John Burroughs ranks 105. Before him are Richard A. Proctor, Georg Ossian Sars, Georg Bühler, Charles Ammi Cutter, Mark Hanna, and Nell Arthur. After him is Joaquin Miller. Among people deceased in 1921, John Burroughs ranks 121. Before him are Charles B. Cory, Antoinette Brown Blackwell, E. W. Hornung, James Gibbons, Léon Moreaux, and Emily Davies. After him is Con Leahy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Burroughs ranks 11,009 out of 18,182. Before him are Joe Keery (1992), Russell Johnson (1924), Maribel Vinson (1911), Gary Valentine (1961), Melody Thomas Scott (1956), and David Wolf (1956). After him are Carl W. Stalling (1891), Harold J. Stone (1913), David Silveria (1972), Sid Eudy (1960), Jerry Doyle (1956), and Carol Shaw (1955).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Burroughs ranks 830. Before him are Lauren Weisberger (1977), Susan Glaspell (1876), George Saunders (1958), Tillie Olsen (1912), Tana French (1973), and David McCullough (1933). After him are John Patrick Shanley (1950), Steven S. DeKnight (1910), Frederica Sagor Maas (1900), Dave Eggers (1970), S. E. Hinton (1948), and Abby Mann (1927).

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