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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

1623 - 1673

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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (née Lucas; 1623 – 16 December 1673) was a prolific English philosopher, poet, scientist, fiction writer and playwright. In her lifetime she produced more than 12 original literary works, many of which became well known due to her high social status. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne has received more than 502,516 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne is the 584th most popular philosopher (up from 610th in 2019), the 1,190th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,360th in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tynes by language

Over the past year Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne has had the most page views in the with 73,346 views, followed by Spanish (12,756), and German (10,100). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are German (705.42%), Norwegian (Nynorsk) (434.62%), and Simple English (116.02%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ranks 584 out of 1,267. Before her are Ludwig Büchner, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, Conrad Celtes, Thiruvalluvar, Kanada, and Alcidamas. After her are Johann Christoph Gottsched, Étienne Balibar, André Gorz, Zisi, Luis de Molina, and Nancy Fraser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1623, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ranks 7. Before her are Blaise Pascal, William Petty, Ferdinand Verbiest, Antonio Cesti, Zhu Youlang, and Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg. After her are François de Laval, Christian Louis I, Reinier Nooms, and Algernon Sidney. Among people deceased in 1673, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ranks 9. Before her are Margaret Theresa of Spain, Salvator Rosa, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Semyon Dezhnev, Joan Blaeu, and Regnier de Graaf. After her are Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons, Barent Fabritius, and Robert Moray.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ranks 1,190 out of 8,785. Before her are Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864), John Fisher (1469), Max Mosley (1940), Thomas Browne (1605), Michael Moorcock (1939), and Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341). After her are Edith Cavell (1865), John Kay (1704), Rob Roy MacGregor (1671), James Lind (1716), George Young (1946), and George Fox (1624).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ranks 34. Before her are A. J. Ayer (1910), Paul Grice (1913), Roger Scruton (1944), Harriet Taylor Mill (1807), John Austin (1790), and Alan Watts (1915). After her are Thomas Reid (1710), R. G. Collingwood (1889), Alexander of Hales (1175), David Hartley (1705), Olaf Stapledon (1886), and Anne Conway (1631).

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