WRITER
Richard Bentley
1662 - 1742
Richard Bentley
Richard Bentley FRS (; 27 January 1662 – 14 July 1742) was an English classical scholar, critic, and theologian. Considered the "founder of historical philology", Bentley is widely credited with establishing the English school of Hellenism. In 1892, A. E. Housman called Bentley "the greatest scholar that England or perhaps that Europe ever bred". Bentley's Dissertation upon the Epistles of Phalaris, published in 1699, proved that the letters in question, supposedly written in the 6th century BCE by the Sicilian tyrant Phalaris, were actually a forgery produced by a Greek sophist in the 2nd century CE. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Bentley has received more than 174,342 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Richard Bentley is the 4,919th most popular writer (down from 4,533rd in 2019), the 3,584th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,399th in 2019) and the 409th most popular British Writer.
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Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Richard Bentley ranks 4,919 out of 7,302. Before him are Eugène Guillevic, József Katona, Jan Arnald, Edmund Wilson, Willem Bilderdijk, and Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau. After him are Ján Hollý, Beatriz Galindo, Sophia Elisabet Brenner, John Hersey, Heinrich Christian Boie, and Sam Houser.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEugène Guillevic
1907 - 1997
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 4,913
József Katona
1791 - 1830
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 4,914
Jan Arnald
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 4,915
Edmund Wilson
1895 - 1972
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 4,916
Willem Bilderdijk
1756 - 1831
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 4,917
Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau
1616 - 1679
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 4,918
Richard Bentley
1662 - 1742
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 4,919
Ján Hollý
1785 - 1849
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 4,920
Beatriz Galindo
1465 - 1534
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 4,921
Sophia Elisabet Brenner
1659 - 1730
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 4,922
John Hersey
1914 - 1993
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 4,923
Heinrich Christian Boie
1744 - 1806
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 4,924
Sam Houser
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 4,925
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1662, Richard Bentley ranks 16. Before him are Baltacı Mehmet Pasha, Jan Frans van Bloemen, Balaji Vishwanath, Sebastiano Mocenigo, Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Matthew Henry. Among people deceased in 1742, Richard Bentley ranks 16. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Dubos, Carlos Seixas, John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Willem 's Gravesande, and Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg.
Others Born in 1662
Go to all RankingsBaltacı Mehmet Pasha
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1712
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 10
Jan Frans van Bloemen
PAINTER
1662 - 1749
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 11
Balaji Vishwanath
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1720
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 12
Sebastiano Mocenigo
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1732
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 13
Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1731
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 14
Matthew Henry
WRITER
1662 - 1714
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 15
Richard Bentley
WRITER
1662 - 1742
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1742
Go to all RankingsJean-Baptiste Dubos
WRITER
1670 - 1742
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 10
Carlos Seixas
COMPOSER
1704 - 1742
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 11
John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
POLITICIAN
1677 - 1742
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 12
Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský
COMPOSER
1684 - 1742
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 13
Willem 's Gravesande
MATHEMATICIAN
1688 - 1742
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 14
Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1677 - 1742
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 15
Richard Bentley
WRITER
1662 - 1742
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 16
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Bentley ranks 3,584 out of 8,785. Before him are Kenney Jones (1948), John Anderson (1833), Callum Keith Rennie (1960), William Stukeley (1687), John Moore (1761), and Roy Wood (1946). After him are Jack Straw (1946), Colin Groves (1942), Robin Cook (1946), Sam Houser (1972), Ian Livingstone (1949), and Shirley Manson (1966).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsKenney Jones
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 3,578
John Anderson
BIOLOGIST
1833 - 1900
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 3,579
Callum Keith Rennie
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 3,580
William Stukeley
PHYSICIAN
1687 - 1765
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 3,581
John Moore
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1809
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 3,582
Roy Wood
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 3,583
Richard Bentley
WRITER
1662 - 1742
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 3,584
Jack Straw
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 3,585
Colin Groves
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1942 - 2017
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 3,586
Robin Cook
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2005
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 3,587
Sam Houser
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 3,588
Ian Livingstone
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 3,589
Shirley Manson
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 3,590
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Richard Bentley ranks 409. Before him are Len Deighton (1929), Alan Woods (1944), Susan Blackmore (1951), Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743), Henry of Huntingdon (1080), and Jonathan Coe (1961). After him are Sam Houser (1972), Piers Anthony (1934), Amelia Edwards (1831), Pat Barker (1943), Robert Hugh Benson (1871), and Thomas Dekker (1572).
Len Deighton
1929 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 403
Alan Woods
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 404
Susan Blackmore
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 405
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
1743 - 1825
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 406
Henry of Huntingdon
1080 - 1160
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 407
Jonathan Coe
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 408
Richard Bentley
1662 - 1742
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 409
Sam Houser
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 410
Piers Anthony
1934 - Present
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 411
Amelia Edwards
1831 - 1892
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 412
Pat Barker
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 413
Robert Hugh Benson
1871 - 1914
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 414
Thomas Dekker
1572 - 1632
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 415