Writer

Laurence Oliphant

British author, traveller, diplomat and Christian mystic

1829 - 1888

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Laurence Oliphant

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Laurence Oliphant is the 2,915th most popular writer (up from 3,460th in 2024), the 66th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 64th in 2019) and the 6th most popular South African Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Laurence Oliphant ranks 2,915 out of 7,302. Before him are Richard Hughes, Eric Carle, Carl Bernstein, Kondraty Ryleyev, Richard Dehmel, and Francisco Balagtas. After him are Fritz Mauthner, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Paula von Preradović, Ales Adamovich, George Mosse, and Leah Goldberg.

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Richard Hughes
1900 - 1976
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 2,909
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HPI: 60.61
Rank: 2,910
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HPI: 60.61
Rank: 2,911
Kondraty Ryleyev
1795 - 1826
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 2,912
Richard Dehmel
1863 - 1920
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 2,913
Francisco Balagtas
1788 - 1862
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 2,914
Laurence Oliphant
1829 - 1888
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 2,915
Fritz Mauthner
1849 - 1923
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 2,916
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
1772 - 1822
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 2,917
Paula von Preradović
1887 - 1951
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 2,918
Ales Adamovich
1927 - 1994
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 2,919
George Mosse
1918 - 1999
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 2,920
Leah Goldberg
1911 - 1970
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 2,921

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1829, Laurence Oliphant ranks 36. Before him are Robert Nobel, Franz Reuleaux, Ignacio Zaragoza, Moritz Cantor, Jean-Jacques Henner, and Konrad Duden. After him are Allan Octavian Hume, José de Alencar, Joaquin Murrieta, Princess Louise of Prussia, Thomas Hill, and Graziadio Isaia Ascoli. Among people deceased in 1888, Laurence Oliphant ranks 52. Before him are Philip Sheridan, Henri Herz, Mikhail Loris-Melikov, Asa Gray, Samson Raphael Hirsch, and Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola. After him are Stephen Heller, Raffi, Victoria Benedictsson, Carl Christian Hall, Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, and Princess Marie of Prussia.

Others Born in 1829

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Robert Nobel
BUSINESSPERSON
1829 - 1896
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 30
Franz Reuleaux
ENGINEER
1829 - 1905
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 31
Ignacio Zaragoza
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1862
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 32
Moritz Cantor
HISTORIAN
1829 - 1920
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 33
Jean-Jacques Henner
PAINTER
1829 - 1905
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 34
Konrad Duden
LINGUIST
1829 - 1911
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 35
Laurence Oliphant
WRITER
1829 - 1888
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 36
Allan Octavian Hume
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1829 - 1912
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 37
José de Alencar
WRITER
1829 - 1877
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 38
Joaquin Murrieta
EXTREMIST
1829 - 1853
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 39
Princess Louise of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1829 - 1901
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 40
Thomas Hill
PAINTER
1829 - 1908
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 41
Graziadio Isaia Ascoli
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1907
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 42

Others Deceased in 1888

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Philip Sheridan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1831 - 1888
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 46
Henri Herz
MUSICIAN
1803 - 1888
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 47
Mikhail Loris-Melikov
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1888
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 48
Asa Gray
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1888
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 49
Samson Raphael Hirsch
WRITER
1808 - 1888
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 50
Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1831 - 1888
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 51
Laurence Oliphant
WRITER
1829 - 1888
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 52
Stephen Heller
MUSICIAN
1813 - 1888
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 53
Raffi
WRITER
1835 - 1888
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 54
Victoria Benedictsson
WRITER
1850 - 1888
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 55
Carl Christian Hall
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1888
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 56
Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1888
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 57
Princess Marie of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1888
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 58