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Lascelles Abercrombie

1881 - 1938

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Lascelles Abercrombie, (9 January 1881 – 27 October 1938) was a British poet and literary critic, one of the "Dymock poets". After the First World War he worked as a professor of English literature in a number of English universities, writing principally on the theory of literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lascelles Abercrombie is the 6,341st most popular writer (down from 6,296th in 2024), the 5,563rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,380th in 2019) and the 617th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Lascelles Abercrombie ranks 6,341 out of 7,302. Before him are Philip Massinger, Andreas Eschbach, Adam Elliot, Marit Paulsen, Albert Maltz, and China Miéville. After him are Richard Wilbur, Leïla Slimani, Gay Talese, Khushwant Singh, Alastair Reynolds, and Malcolm Gladwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Lascelles Abercrombie ranks 232. Before him are Noble Johnson, Julius Frey, Désiré Beaurain, Bruno Söderström, Allauddin Khan, and James Cecil Parke. After him are Margaret Wycherly, Louis Baillon, Éamonn Ceannt, Padraic Colum, Eleonora Sears, and Crystal Eastman. Among people deceased in 1938, Lascelles Abercrombie ranks 223. Before him are William Glackens, Jacob Opdahl, Aarne Pohjonen, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Thomas Dewing, and Oscar Apfel. After him are Pauline Frederick, Zona Gale, James Weldon Johnson, Patrick Joseph Hayes, and George Lyon.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lascelles Abercrombie ranks 5,565 out of 8,785. Before him are Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900), China Miéville (1972), Tommy Lawton (1919), Bella Ramsey (2003), Terry Paine (1939), and Willie Collum (1979). After him are Ingrid Newkirk (1949), Darren Fletcher (1984), Alastair Reynolds (1966), John Aldridge (1958), Ted Burgin (1927), and Malcolm Gladwell (1963).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Lascelles Abercrombie ranks 617. Before him are Christopher Smart (1722), Max Hastings (1945), Thomas Lodge (1558), J. G. Farrell (1935), Philip Massinger (1583), and China Miéville (1972). After him are Alastair Reynolds (1966), Malcolm Gladwell (1963), Brian Jacques (1939), Barry Unsworth (1930), Isaac D'Israeli (1766), and Angus Wilson (1913).

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