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L. S. Lowry

1887 - 1976

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Laurence Stephen Lowry ( LAO-ree; 1 November 1887 – 23 February 1976) was an English artist. His drawings and paintings mainly depict Pendlebury, Greater Manchester (where he lived and worked for more than 40 years) as well as Salford and its vicinity.Lowry painted scenes of life in the industrial districts of North West England in the mid-20th century. He developed a distinctive style of painting and is best known for his urban landscapes peopled with human figures, often referred to as "matchstick men". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of L. S. Lowry has received more than 1,954,595 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. L. S. Lowry is the 1,886th most popular painter (down from 1,198th in 2019), the 4,431st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,428th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular British Painter.

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year L. S. Lowry has had the most page views in the with 203,197 views, followed by Spanish (7,491), and Russian (6,310). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Persian (105.48%), Dutch (90.91%), and Armenian (36.09%)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, L. S. Lowry ranks 1,886 out of 2,023. Before him are Morten Müller, Paul Sandby, James Collinson, Jean Jacoby, Randolph Caldecott, and Thomas Sully. After him are Barbara Bodichon, Georg Holtzendorff, Augustus John, William Stanley Haseltine, Harry Clarke, and Frank Auerbach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, L. S. Lowry ranks 252. Before him are Fartein Valen, Juan Manuel Gálvez, Umberto Zanolini, William Henry Dean, Sigurd Jørgensen, and Emil Magnusson. After him are Arne Halse, Teodor Koskenniemi, Charles Reisner, Florence Price, Barnes Wallis, and Sigmund Romberg. Among people deceased in 1976, L. S. Lowry ranks 230. Before him are John Ainsworth-Davis, Francisco Pagazaurtundúa, Camilo Ponce Enríquez, Vasile Chiroiu, Narve Bonna, and Antoni Słonimski. After him are Horacio Muñoz, Richard Arlen, Norman Foster, Jimmy Garrison, John A. Costello, and Alfredo Dinale.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, L. S. Lowry ranks 4,431 out of 8,785. Before him are Susan Haack (1945), Thomas Sully (1783), Leander Starr Jameson (1853), Polly Walker (1966), Edgar Evans (1876), and Keir Hardie (1856). After him are Ann Bishop (1899), Piers Sellers (1955), Peter Morgan (1963), Thomas Lewis (1881), John Prescott (1938), and Anthony Newley (1931).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, L. S. Lowry ranks 103. Before him are Ben Nicholson (1894), David Cox (1783), Paul Sandby (1725), James Collinson (1825), Randolph Caldecott (1846), and Thomas Sully (1783). After him are Barbara Bodichon (1827), Augustus John (1878), Gerald Scarfe (1936), Paul Nash (1889), James Thornhill (1675), and Roland Penrose (1900).

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