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Terence MacSwiney

1879 - 1920

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Terence James MacSwiney (; Irish: Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne; 28 March 1879 – 25 October 1920) was an Irish playwright, author and politician. He was elected as Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork during the Irish War of Independence in 1920. He was arrested by the British Government on charges of sedition and imprisoned in Brixton Prison. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terence MacSwiney has received more than 376,264 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Terence MacSwiney is the 5,259th most popular writer (up from 5,397th in 2019), the 263rd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 333rd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Irish Writer.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Terence MacSwiney ranks 5,259 out of 5,755. Before him are Jørn Lier Horst, René Boylesve, Armen Ohanian, Tony Duvert, Théodore Aubanel, and Ian McDonald. After him are George Woodcock, Charles Mackay, John Marston, Delphine de Vigan, C. L. R. James, and Lin Carter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Terence MacSwiney ranks 204. Before him are Francesco Severi, Axel Nordlander, Isidro Ayora, Max Emmerich, Juan Esteban Montero, and Steponas Kairys. After him are Adaviye Efendiyeva, Ğäliäsğar Kamal, Edward Dillon, Adolf Spinnler, Frank Kugler, and Herman Teirlinck. Among people deceased in 1920, Terence MacSwiney ranks 103. Before him are Arthur Johnson, Ludwig Ganghofer, William de Wiveleslie Abney, Daniel Kelly, Hermann Oldenberg, and Olive Schreiner. After him are Max Fürbringer, Benigno Ferreira, Mary Katharine Brandegee, Federigo Tozzi, Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez, and William C. Gorgas.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Terence MacSwiney ranks 263 out of 501. Before him are Tom Crean (1877), Geraldine Somerville (1967), Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough (1779), Aidan Turner (1983), W. T. Cosgrave (1880), and Garret FitzGerald (1926). After him are Thomas Romney Robinson (1792), Liam Brady (1956), Charles Haughey (1925), John Connolly (1968), Colm Tóibín (1955), and John A. Costello (1891).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Terence MacSwiney ranks 37. Before him are George Moore (1852), Elizabeth Bowen (1899), John Boyne (1971), Michael Scott (1959), William McGonagall (1825), and Eoin Colfer (1965). After him are John Connolly (1968), Colm Tóibín (1955), Margaret Mazzantini (1961), Cecelia Ahern (1981), Liam O'Flaherty (1896), and Frank Harris (1856).

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