RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John Nelson Darby

1800 - 1882

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John Nelson Darby (18 November 1800 – 29 April 1882) was an Anglo-Irish Bible teacher, one of the influential figures among the original Plymouth Brethren and the founder of the Exclusive Brethren. He is considered to be the father of modern dispensationalism and futurism. Pre-tribulation rapture theology was popularized extensively in the 1830s by John Nelson Darby and the Plymouth Brethren, and further popularized in the United States in the early 20th century by the wide circulation of the Scofield Reference Bible. He produced translations of the Bible in German, the "Elberfelder Bibel", in French, the "Pau" Bible, the Dutch New Testament, and the famous and influential English translation (finished posthumously) based on the Hebrew and Greek texts called The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages by J. N. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Nelson Darby has received more than 855,844 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). John Nelson Darby is the 1,448th most popular religious figure (down from 1,387th in 2019), the 1,611th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,599th in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Religious Figure.

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  • 61.82

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Nelson Darby ranks 1,448 out of 3,187. Before him are Jean-Marie Lustiger, Caesarius of Africa, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Senebkay, Antipope Theodore, and Plutarch of Byzantium. After him are Balthasar Hubmaier, Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, Saint Kilian, Junia, Alphonsus Rodriguez, and Hōnen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1800, John Nelson Darby ranks 33. Before him are Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach, Henri Milne-Edwards, Achille Devéria, George Bentham, and Ányos Jedlik. After him are Charles Rogier, Aga Khan I, Jakob Lorber, Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Mihály Vörösmarty, and Ekkathat. Among people deceased in 1882, John Nelson Darby ranks 37. Before him are Anthony Trollope, Estanislao Figueras, Jørgen Moe, Thomas Hill Green, Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann, and János Arany. After him are Georges Leclanché, Berthold Auerbach, Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner, Charles J. Guiteau, Friedrich von Lütke, and Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Nelson Darby ranks 1,611 out of 8,785. Before him are William Caxton (1422), Sidney Paget (1860), Havelock Ellis (1859), William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738), Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1693), and John Canton (1718). After him are Alf Ramsey (1920), Matthew Flinders (1774), Leonard Woolley (1880), Sandford Fleming (1827), Paul Scofield (1922), and Lynn Redgrave (1943).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, John Nelson Darby ranks 41. Before him are Oswald of Northumbria (604), Willehad (735), Thomas Byles (1870), Dunstan (909), Rafael Merry del Val (1865), and Elizabeth Blount (1500). After him are Matthew Festing (1949), Malo (487), Stephen Langton (1150), Richard Williamson (1940), Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), and Saint Alban (300).

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