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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. He is best remembered for his series of novels featuring the master criminal Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sax Rohmer has received more than 343,039 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sax Rohmer is the 4,268th most popular writer (down from 3,746th in 2019), the 3,236th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,765th in 2019) and the 384th most popular British Writer.

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  • 340k

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  • 59.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sax Rohmer ranks 4,268 out of 5,794. Before him are Duran Çetin, Willem Bilderdijk, Vitaly Bianki, Fran Levstik, Brian Herbert, and Henry Roth. After him are William Davenant, Suzanne Lilar, Thea Beckman, John D. MacDonald, Félicien Marceau, and Bedros Tourian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Sax Rohmer ranks 181. Before him are Robert Lowie, Jonathan M. Wainwright, Hjalmar Bergman, Alexander Fersman, Charles Sheeler, and Fred Pentland. After him are Anthony Wilding, Marcus Hurley, Pencho Zlatev, Abdul Muis, Lajos Werkner, and Victor Johnson. Among people deceased in 1959, Sax Rohmer ranks 135. Before him are Pierre Frieden, Antonio Campolo, Balthasar van der Pol, Stepan Erzia, Seán Lester, and Vitaly Bianki. After him are Carl Switzer, Molla Mallory, Guillermo Riveros, Eero Lehtonen, Una O'Connor, and Kay Kendall.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sax Rohmer ranks 3,236 out of 6,924. Before him are Martin Parr (1952), Biff Byford (1951), William Huskisson (1770), Kaya Scodelario (1992), Gwendoline Christie (1978), and William John Swainson (1789). After him are William Davenant (1606), Gwen John (1876), Henry Cooper (1934), Mary F. Lyon (1925), Dave Charlton (1936), and Ashley Cole (1980).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Sax Rohmer ranks 384. Before him are Richard Bentley (1662), Lucy Hawking (1969), Thomas Dekker (1572), Anita Brookner (1928), Aneirin (525), and John Mawe (1764). After him are William Davenant (1606), Cynewulf (900), Grey Owl (1888), William McGonagall (1825), Margery Allingham (1904), and Bruno Heller (1960).

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