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Matthew Arnold

1822 - 1888

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Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator. He has been characterised as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and instructs the reader on contemporary social issues. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthew Arnold has received more than 1,856,421 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Matthew Arnold is the 2,201st most popular writer (down from 2,183rd in 2019), the 1,641st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,691st in 2019) and the 176th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

God and the Bible
Criticism, interpretation, Bible, Accessible book
1875
Culture and anarchy
Culture, Social conditions, open_syllabus_project
1869
On the study of Celtic literature
Accessible book, Celtic literature, Celts
1867
Poems
Philosophy, Education, Accessible book
1853
Essays
Accessible book, Criticism, Criticism and interpretation
1865
Literature and dogma
Accessible book, Bible, Christianity
1873
God and the Bible
Criticism, interpretation, Bible
1875
Culture and anarchy
Culture, Social conditions, open_syllabus_project
1869
Essays
Criticism, Criticism and interpretation, English poetry
1865
Poems
Philosophy, Education, Poetry (poetic works by one author)
Facsimile. Of O.U.P. 1909 Ed.
1853
On the study of Celtic literature
Celtic literature, Celts, Greek language
1867
Literature and dogma
Bible, Christianity, Criticism, interpretation
1873

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Matthew Arnold ranks 2,201 out of 7,302. Before him are Elisabeth of Schönau, Theodore I, John Moschus, Kaj Munk, Dacia Maraini, and Józef Ignacy Kraszewski. After him are Thorbjørn Egner, Alexandre Exquemelin, Pauline von Metternich, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Methodius of Olympus, and Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1822, Matthew Arnold ranks 35. Before him are Jules Antoine Lissajous, Charles Friedel, Joachim Raff, Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa, and Princess Januária of Brazil. After him are Adolf Kussmaul, Korla Awgust Kocor, Nikolay Danilevsky, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Fritz Müller, and Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz. Among people deceased in 1888, Matthew Arnold ranks 42. Before him are Eugène Marin Labiche, Dora d'Istria, Josif Pančić, Princess Marie Amelie of Baden, Philip Sheridan, and Auguste Maquet. After him are Gustave Boulanger, Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, Eunice Newton Foote, Jean-Delphin Alard, Mikhail Loris-Melikov, and Raffi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matthew Arnold ranks 1,641 out of 8,785. Before him are William Etty (1787), Arnold Toynbee (1852), Malcolm Arnold (1921), Helen Allingham (1848), K. K. Downing (1951), and David Yates (1963). After him are Peter Barlow (1776), John Muir (1838), John Collier (1850), George Grenville (1712), Samuel Wallis (1728), and Edward Fox (1937).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Matthew Arnold ranks 176. Before him are James Herbert Brennan (1940), Orderic Vitalis (1075), James Boswell (1740), Aphra Behn (1640), Kenneth Grahame (1859), and William Caxton (1422). After him are Rebecca West (1892), David Ogilvy (1911), Eric Knight (1897), Christina Rossetti (1830), Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868), and Edward FitzGerald (1809).

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