WRITER

Matthew Arnold

1822 - 1888

Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the celebrated headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator. Matthew Arnold 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 1,432,906 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Matthew Arnold is the 2,200th most popular writer (down from 2,018th in 2019), the 1,696th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,565th in 2019) and the 187th most popular Writer.

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1.4M
Page Views (PV)
54.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
2.81
Effective Languages (L*)
5.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Matthew Arnold ranks 2,200 out of 5,755. Before him are Yasmina Reza, Zygmunt Krasiński, Morgan Robertson, Walter of Châtillon, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, and Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt. After him are John Flanagan, Édouard Drumont, Leonora Christina Ulfeldt, Sholem Asch, Umberto Saba, and Gian Giorgio Trissino.

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Yasmina Reza
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 2,194
Zygmunt Krasiński
1812 - 1859
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 2,195
Morgan Robertson
1861 - 1915
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 2,196
Walter of Châtillon
1135 - 1201
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 2,197
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
1581 - 1639
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 2,198
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 2,199
Matthew Arnold
1822 - 1888
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 2,200
John Flanagan
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,201
Édouard Drumont
1844 - 1917
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,202
Leonora Christina Ulfeldt
1621 - 1698
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,203
Sholem Asch
1880 - 1957
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,204
Umberto Saba
1883 - 1957
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,205
Gian Giorgio Trissino
1478 - 1550
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,206

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1822, Matthew Arnold ranks 36. Before him are Joseph Bertrand, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Januária of Brazil, Joachim Raff, Nikolay Danilevsky, and Fritz Müller. After him are Charles Friedel, Jacob Moleschott, Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz, Frederick Law Olmsted, Adolf Kussmaul, and Jules Antoine Lissajous. Among people deceased in 1888, Matthew Arnold ranks 39. Before him are Jean-Marie Guyau, Henri Herz, Auguste Maquet, Ludvig Nobel, Eugène Marin Labiche, and Gustave Boulanger. After him are Vsevolod Garshin, Josif Pančić, Princess Marie of Prussia, Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, Joseph Dietzgen, and Mikhail Loris-Melikov.

Others Born in 1822

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Joseph Bertrand
1822 - 1900
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 30
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1822 - 1857
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 31
Princess Januária of Brazil
1822 - 1901
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 32
Joachim Raff
1822 - 1882
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 33
Nikolay Danilevsky
1822 - 1885
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 34
Fritz Müller
1822 - 1897
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 35
Matthew Arnold
1822 - 1888
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 36
Charles Friedel
1822 - 1899
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 37
Jacob Moleschott
1822 - 1893
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 38
Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz
1822 - 1862
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 39
Frederick Law Olmsted
1822 - 1903
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 40
Adolf Kussmaul
1822 - 1902
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 41
Jules Antoine Lissajous
1822 - 1880
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 42