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Richard Aldington

1892 - 1962

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Richard Aldington (born Edward Godfree Aldington; 8 July 1892 – 27 July 1962) was an English writer and poet. He was an early associate of the Imagist movement. His 50-year writing career covered poetry, novels, criticism and biography. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Aldington has received more than 254,119 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Richard Aldington is the 2,329th most popular writer (down from 2,207th in 2019), the 1,726th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,713th in 2019) and the 184th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Richard Aldington ranks 2,329 out of 7,302. Before him are Leah Goldberg, Emma Jung, Armin T. Wegner, Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, Marie Under, and Ahron Daum. After him are Albert Cossery, Kingsley Amis, Mary Baker Eddy, Elizabeth von Arnim, Niccolò de' Niccoli, and Frederic W. H. Myers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Richard Aldington ranks 120. Before him are Manuel Roxas, Robert H. Jackson, Mabel Normand, Liu Bocheng, Charles Vanel, and Juan Belmonte. After him are William Powell, Ugo Betti, Erich Neumann, Chen Gongbo, Walter Krüger, and Sayed Darwish. Among people deceased in 1962, Richard Aldington ranks 78. Before him are Henri Wallon, Trygve Gulbranssen, Milan Vidmar, Erik Scavenius, Mouloud Feraoun, and Juan Belmonte. After him are Candido Portinari, Charles Galton Darwin, Erich von Tschermak, Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Diego Martínez Barrio, and Ahmad bin Yahya.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Aldington ranks 1,726 out of 8,785. Before him are Israel Kirzner (1930), Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862), Richard Williamson (1940), Ian Callaghan (1942), Anthony Blunt (1907), and Gary Glitter (1944). After him are Roger Cotes (1682), Kingsley Amis (1922), Dido (1971), Patrick Head (1946), Kathleen Ferrier (1912), and Edward Low (1690).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Richard Aldington ranks 184. Before him are David Ogilvy (1911), Eric Knight (1897), Christina Rossetti (1830), Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868), Edward FitzGerald (1809), and Donald Adamson (1939). After him are Kingsley Amis (1922), Frederic W. H. Myers (1843), Terry Eagleton (1943), Philip Sidney (1554), Walter Bagehot (1826), and William Auld (1924).

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