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Sarah Trimmer

1741 - 1810

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Sarah Trimmer (née Kirby; 6 January 1741 – 15 December 1810) was an English writer and critic of 18th-century British children's literature, as well as an educational reformer. Her periodical, The Guardian of Education, helped to define the emerging genre by seriously reviewing children's literature for the first time; it also provided the first history of children's literature, establishing a canon of the early landmarks of the genre that scholars still use today. Trimmer's most popular children's book, Fabulous Histories, inspired numerous children's animal stories and remained in print for over a century. Trimmer was also an active philanthropist. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Sarah Trimmer is the 6,242nd most popular writer (down from 6,025th in 2024), the 5,392nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,892nd in 2019) and the 591st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Sarah Trimmer ranks 6,242 out of 7,302. Before her are Elizabeth Moon, Andrew Vachss, William Dunbar, Oscar Hijuelos, Jane Smiley, and Anne Fine. After her are Roddy Doyle, Irena Krzywicka, Jānis Akuraters, Alain Mabanckou, Rami Saari, and Birger Sjöberg.

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Among people born in 1741, Sarah Trimmer ranks 32. Before her are Charles Willson Peale, Aagje Deken, Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain, John Langdon, Thomas Fitzsimons, and Samuel Chase. After her is George Walton. Among people deceased in 1810, Sarah Trimmer ranks 34. Before her are William Martin, Charles Brockden Brown, Said bin Ahmad, Johann Gottfried Seume, Tomás António Gonzaga, and John Hoppner.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sarah Trimmer ranks 5,394 out of 8,785. Before her are William Dunbar (1460), Lynne Frederick (1954), Sylvia Syms (1934), Tom Clarke (1858), Anne Fine (1947), and Henry Tate (1819). After her are Michael Thomas (1967), Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705), Gem Archer (1966), Glyn Johns (1942), Terry Chimes (1956), and Daniel Massey (1933).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, Sarah Trimmer ranks 591. Before her are Christopher Fry (1907), Piers Anthony (1934), Howard Jacobson (1942), Caroline Norton (1808), William Dunbar (1460), and Anne Fine (1947). After her are Owen Barfield (1898), Dannie Abse (1923), William Roscoe (1753), Margaret Drabble (1939), Henry Vaughan (1621), and Margaret Oliphant (1828).

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