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Michael Grant

1914 - 2004

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Michael Grant (21 November 1914 – 4 October 2004) was an English classicist, numismatist, and author of numerous books on ancient history. His 1956 translation of Tacitus's Annals of Imperial Rome remains a standard of the work. Having studied and held a number of academic posts in the United Kingdom and the Middle East, he retired early to devote himself fully to writing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Grant has received more than 66,566 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Grant is the 5,541st most popular writer (down from 4,849th in 2019), the 4,231st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,719th in 2019) and the 479th most popular British Writer.

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  • 16

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  • 3.94

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  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Grant ranks 5,541 out of 7,302. Before him are Uma Aaltonen, Rick Warren, Ramsey Campbell, Wajdi Mouawad, Albert Engström, and Kenneth Burke. After him are Meindert DeJong, Antoni Lange, Þórbergur Þórðarson, John Esposito, Tom Robbins, and Ferdinand von Schirach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Michael Grant ranks 321. Before him are Leabua Jonathan, Hermann Pilnik, Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Tsuneko Sasamoto, William Grut, and Armen Alchian. After him are Kaisa Parviainen, Thomas Watson Jr., Frankie Manning, Sueo Ōe, Mircea David, and Ersilio Tonini. Among people deceased in 2004, Michael Grant ranks 254. Before him are Germano de Figueiredo, Tini Wagner, Mikheil Korkia, Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, Julius Sang, and Jiří Weiss. After him are David Raksin, Veerappan, Victor Argo, Yordan Radichkov, Fernando Campos, and Yasutomi Nishizuka.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Grant ranks 4,231 out of 8,785. Before him are Steve Strange (1959), William of Newburgh (1130), Ramsey Campbell (1946), Brendan Perry (1959), David Jacobs (1888), and Joe Elliott (1959). After him are William Friese-Greene (1855), David C. Jewitt (1958), Tommy Docherty (1928), Roy Kinnear (1934), Allen Jones (1937), and Jimmy Jones (1928).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Michael Grant ranks 479. Before him are Thomas Nashe (1567), Steven Moffat (1961), Robert Herrick (1591), Antonia Fraser (1932), Jacqueline Wilson (1945), and Ramsey Campbell (1946). After him are Roger Ascham (1515), Paula Yates (1959), Susanna Clarke (1959), Beryl Markham (1902), Aubrey de Grey (1963), and George Lillo (1691).

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