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M. H. Abrams

1912 - 2015

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Meyer Howard Abrams (July 23, 1912 – April 21, 2015), usually cited as M. H. Abrams, was an American literary critic, known for works on romanticism, in particular his book The Mirror and the Lamp. Under Abrams's editorship, The Norton Anthology of English Literature became the standard text for undergraduate survey courses across the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of M. H. Abrams has received more than 300,413 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. M. H. Abrams is the 6,576th most popular writer, the 12,776th most popular biography from United States and the 930th most popular American Writer.

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  • 300k

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  • 40.01

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, M. H. Abrams ranks 6,576 out of 7,302. Before him are John Stossel, Judith Hermann, Phil Donahue, Annie Dillard, Josephine Johnson, and Terence Winter. After him are Jenni Haukio, Brian Stableford, Vin Scully, Grant Morrison, Mitch Albom, and Colley Cibber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, M. H. Abrams ranks 412. Before him are Alfred Schmalzer, Odette Hallowes, Roger Verey, Marshall Wayne, Kathleen Ollerenshaw, and Muriel Humphrey Brown. After him are Dale Evans, Frances Drake, Burkhard Gantenbein, Gerald Emmett Carter, Dane Clark, and Joseph Parecattil. Among people deceased in 2015, M. H. Abrams ranks 500. Before him are Holly Woodlawn, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, John Trudell, Dickie Moore, Asuman Baytop, and Frank Borghi. After him are Ian Murdock, Svetlana Kitova, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Ferenc Konrád, Amanda Peterson, and Ali Treki.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, M. H. Abrams ranks 12,776 out of 20,380. Before him are P. J. Byrne (1974), Henry Warner Slocum (1827), David Draiman (1973), Ben Vereen (1946), Pat Mastelotto (1955), and Ronnie Montrose (1947). After him are Tim McCoy (1891), Chris Parnell (1967), Anne Fletcher (1966), Joshua Redman (1969), Butch Otter (1942), and James LeGros (1962).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, M. H. Abrams ranks 930. Before him are Gregory S. Paul (1954), John Stossel (1947), Phil Donahue (1935), Annie Dillard (1945), Josephine Johnson (1910), and Terence Winter (1960). After him are Vin Scully (1927), Mitch Albom (1958), Karen Joy Fowler (1950), MacKinlay Kantor (1904), David Gerrold (1944), and Kerry Kennedy (1959).

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