WRITER

Sax Rohmer

1883 - 1959

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Arthur Henry "Sarsfield" Ward (15 February 1883 – 1 June 1959), better known as Sax Rohmer, was an English novelist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sax Rohmer has received more than 462,555 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sax Rohmer is the 5,308th most popular writer (down from 4,410th in 2019), the 4,004th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,287th in 2019) and the 447th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
Fiction, Doctor Fu Manchu (Fictitious character), Criminals
1913
The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu
Doctor Fu Manchu (Fictitious character), Fiction, Classic Literature
1916
The Golden Scorpion
1919
Dope
Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Monte Irvin, alderman of the city and prospective Lord Mayor of London, paced restlessly from end to end of the well-appointed library of his house in Prince's Gate. Between his teeth he gripped the stump of a burnt-out cigar. A tiny spaniel lay beside the fire, his beady black eyes following the nervous movements of the master of the house.
1919
Bat Wing
1921
Tales of Chinatown
Chinese, Fiction, Mystery
In the saloon bar of a public-house, situated only a few hundred yards from the official frontier of Chinatown, two men sat at a small table in a corner, engaged in earnest conversation. They afforded a sharp contrast. One was a thick-set and rather ruffianly looking fellow, not too cleanly in either person or clothing, and, amongst other evidences that at one time he had known the prize ring, possessing a badly broken nose.
1922
The Golden Scorpion
Doctor Fu Manchu (Fictitious character), Fiction, Criminals
1919
The Sins of Severac Bablon
Fiction, general
1967
The Hand of Fu-Manchu
Doctor Fu Manchu (Fictitious character), Fiction, Englisch
While investigating a foul murder, Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie discover that Dr. Fu-Manchu is an agent for a vast organization of terrorist assassins known as the Sin-Fi.
1917
The Green Eyes of Bast
Fiction, general
Psychic investigator Dr. Damar Greefe encounters ancient sorcery and a cult whose leader is possessed by the murderous cat-goddess Bast!
1920
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
Fiction, Doctor Fu Manchu (Fictitious character), Criminals
1913
Brood of the Witch-Queen
Fantasy, Fiction, Horror
Prefatory Notice The strange deeds of Antony Ferrara, as herein related, are intended to illustrate certain phases of Sorcery as it was formerly practised (according to numerous records) not only in Ancient Egypt but also in Europe during the Middle Ages. In no case do the powers attributed to him exceed those which are claimed for a fully equipped Adept. S.R. ~
1924

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sax Rohmer ranks 5,308 out of 7,302. Before him are Justine Musk, Teresa de la Parra, Ahmed Sofa, Elizabeth Gilbert, David Peoples, and Jacques Jasmin. After him are Carlo Cassola, Vira Vovk, Villy Sørensen, Aleardo Aleardi, Hamo Sahyan, and Günther Jauch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Sax Rohmer ranks 225. Before him are Käthe Kruse, Lothrop Stoddard, William Garbutt, Jules Berry, Emil Rausch, and Mary Alden. After him are Tevfik Rüştü Aras, Marie Noël, Gösta Olson, Estelle Winwood, Hjalmar Cedercrona, and Guido Gozzano. Among people deceased in 1959, Sax Rohmer ranks 174. Before him are Leslie Johnson, Peter Platzer, Paul Van Asbroeck, Russell Simpson, Zakaria Goneim, and Eugene Meyer. After him are Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood, Adolf Lindfors, Andrés Martínez Trueba, Patrick O'Connell, Ragnar Malm, and Abraham Flexner.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sax Rohmer ranks 4,004 out of 8,785. Before him are Zara Tindall (1981), Astley Cooper (1768), Burt Kwouk (1930), Philip Hammond (1955), Conor Gallagher (2000), and Kevin McKidd (1973). After him are Brian Naylor (1923), Mary Garden (1874), William Robertson (1721), Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby (1841), David Cross (1949), and Roy Bentley (1924).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Sax Rohmer ranks 447. Before him are George Crabbe (1754), Ælfric of Eynsham (955), Thomas Love Peacock (1785), Edward Carpenter (1844), R. M. Ballantyne (1825), and Joanne Harris (1964). After him are Charles Wilkins (1749), Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), Charles Montagu Doughty (1843), Daniel Tammet (1979), Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), and Aneirin (525).

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