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Sabine Baring-Gould

1834 - 1924

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Sabine Baring-Gould (; 28 January 1834 – 2 January 1924) of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1,240 publications, though this list continues to grow. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers", and "Now the Day Is Over". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sabine Baring-Gould has received more than 514,087 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Sabine Baring-Gould is the 6,479th most popular writer (down from 6,133rd in 2019), the 5,726th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,782nd in 2019) and the 653rd most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sabine Baring-Gould ranks 6,479 out of 7,302. Before him are Stephen Chbosky, Forrest J Ackerman, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Beverly Cleary, Fatou Diome, and Mark Akenside. After him are Marc Connelly, Rohinton Mistry, Walter Besant, Saroo Brierley, Eva Ström, and Renate Dorrestein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1834, Sabine Baring-Gould ranks 93. Before him are Édouard Pailleron, Emil Stang, José Eugenio Ellauri, Charles Augustus Young, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, and Kapiʻolani. After him are Thomas François Burgers, James Gibbons, Frederick DuCane Godman, and John G. Carlisle. Among people deceased in 1924, Sabine Baring-Gould ranks 131. Before him are Isabella Stewart Gardner, Henry Cabot Lodge, Conrad Magnusson, Edwin Montagu, Cecil Sharp, and Louise Rayner. After him are Samuel Gompers, and William Robert Ogilvie-Grant.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sabine Baring-Gould ranks 5,726 out of 8,785. Before him are Tom Roberts (1856), Kevin Doyle (1960), Neil Marshall (1970), Mark Akenside (1721), Tomm Moore (1977), and Ian St John (1938). After him are Peter Westbury (1938), Valerie Leon (1943), Walter Besant (1836), John Bright (1811), Billy Fury (1940), and John Ballance (1839).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Sabine Baring-Gould ranks 653. Before him are Susan Bassnett (1945), Conn Iggulden (1971), Saunders Lewis (1893), David Seidler (1937), John Suckling (1609), and Mark Akenside (1721). After him are Walter Besant (1836), Angus Wilson (1913), Felicia Hemans (1793), John Arden (1930), Jasper Fforde (1961), and George MacDonald Fraser (1925).

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