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M. R. James

1862 - 1936

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Montague Rhodes James (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918), and of Eton College (1918–1936). He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1913–1915). James's work as a medievalist and scholar is still highly regarded, but he is best remembered for his ghost stories, which some consider among the best in the genre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of M. R. James has received more than 920,780 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). M. R. James is the 4,677th most popular writer (down from 4,006th in 2019), the 3,536th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,982nd in 2019) and the 402nd most popular British Writer.

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  • 3.37

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, M. R. James ranks 4,677 out of 5,755Before him are Martin Suter, Steven Millhauser, Bill O'Reilly, Gulnazar Keldi, Marguerite Audoux, and Joseba Sarrionandia. After him are Carlos Monsiváis, Ben Bova, Kārlis Skalbe, Richard Russo, Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj, and Han Kang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, M. R. James ranks 119Before him are Émile Coste, Meliton Balanchivadze, Henry Slocum, Florence Bascom, Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, and Hermann Gunkel. After him are Hulda Garborg, Jules Renkin, Anastasios Metaxas, Adolf Bartels, Wilhelm Weinberg, and Semyon Nadson. Among people deceased in 1936, M. R. James ranks 142Before him are Fulgence Bienvenüe, Billy Mitchell, Friedrich Sixt von Armin, Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Domenico Mezzadri, and Jacques Sautereau. After him are Alexandros Papanastasiou, Marilyn Miller, Teresa de la Parra, Lola Mora, Henry B. Walthall, and Alan Crosland.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, M. R. James ranks 3,536 out of 7,765Before him are Helen Fielding (1958), William Whiston (1667), Roy Jenkins (1920), Matt Monro (1930), Arthur Bliss (1891), and Anita Roddick (1942). After him are Nicholas Ridley (1500), Henry Clifton Sorby (1826), John Marshall (1748), Susan George (1950), Thomas Campbell Eyton (1809), and Sandy Denny (1947).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, M. R. James ranks 402Before him are Len Deighton (1929), Edith Sitwell (1887), Cynewulf (900), Margery Allingham (1904), John Lyly (1554), and Helen Fielding (1958). After him are Thomas Dekker (1572), Lucy Hawking (1969), Aneirin (525), Ælfric of Eynsham (955), Richard Pococke (1704), and Jonathan Coe (1961).