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Robert Graves

1895 - 1985

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Captain Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was an English poet, soldier, historical novelist and critic. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves, a celebrated Irish poet and figure in the Gaelic revival; they were both Celticists and students of Irish mythology. Robert Graves produced more than 140 works in his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Graves has received more than 2,062,829 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Robert Graves is the 1,071st most popular writer (down from 1,057th in 2019), the 808th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 841st in 2019) and the 98th most popular British Writer.

Robert Graves is most famous for his book, "I, Claudius." The book was published in 1934 and is a fictional account of the life of Claudius, the Roman Emperor from AD 41 to 54.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

I, Claudius
Biography
The emperor Claudius tells of his life during the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, and Caligula and the events that led to his rise to power in a classic novel reconstructing ancient Rome.
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The white goddess
1920
The Greek myths
1955
Poems
World War, 1939-1945
1925
Good-Bye to All That
1929
Story of Marie Powell, wife to Mr. Milton
1943

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert Graves ranks 1,071 out of 7,302. Before him are Valerie Solanas, Sonia Rykiel, Madeleine de Scudéry, Ilia Chavchavadze, Diana Wynne Jones, and Dionysius Thrax. After him are Elsa Morante, Nikolai Leskov, Georg Kaiser, Pu Songling, Charles Péguy, and John Malalas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Robert Graves ranks 69. Before him are Richard Barthelmess, Clara Haskil, B. H. Liddell Hart, Friedrich Jeckeln, Marcel Pagnol, and Edna Purviance. After him are Jean Giono, Ferdinand Čatloš, Wilhelm Gustloff, Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, Vinoba Bhave, and Jack Dempsey. Among people deceased in 1985, Robert Graves ranks 29. Before him are Paul Flory, Margaret Mahler, Emil Gilels, Macfarlane Burnet, James Hadley Chase, and George Pólya. After him are Elsa Morante, Kyu Sakamoto, Henry Hathaway, Ian Stewart, Rodney Robert Porter, and Abe Lenstra.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Graves ranks 808 out of 8,785. Before him are David Harvey (1935), John Vane (1927), George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866), John Langdon Down (1828), Adam Ferguson (1723), and Diana Wynne Jones (1934). After him are David Cameron (1966), Osborne Reynolds (1842), John Ray (1627), Tim Roth (1961), Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158), and John Harrison (1693).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Robert Graves ranks 98. Before him are Henry Fielding (1707), Thomas De Quincey (1785), P. D. James (1920), Thomas Malory (1405), Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757), and Diana Wynne Jones (1934). After him are John Berger (1926), Dylan Thomas (1914), E. M. Forster (1879), John William Polidori (1795), Bernard Cornwell (1944), and Edmund Spenser (1552).

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