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Thomas M. Disch

1940 - 2008

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Thomas Michael Disch (February 2, 1940 – July 4, 2008) was an American science fiction writer and poet. He won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book – previously called "Best Non-Fiction Book" – in 1999, and he had two other Hugo nominations and nine Nebula Award nominations to his credit, plus one win of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, a Rhysling Award, and two Seiun Awards, among others. In the 1960s, his work began appearing in science-fiction magazines. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas M. Disch has received more than 337,053 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas M. Disch is the 4,953rd most popular writer (down from 4,323rd in 2019).

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  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Thomas M. Disch ranks 4,953 out of 5,755Before him are José Craveirinha, Peter S. Beagle, Hellmuth Karasek, Willem Bilderdijk, Jan Twardowski, and Ion Agârbiceanu. After him are Anna Maria Ortese, Yoko Tawada, Oliverio Girondo, Susanna Kaysen, John Gardner, and Mark Haddon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Thomas M. Disch ranks 391Before him are Gianni De Michelis, Mukhu Aliyev, Kurt Ahrens Jr., Yossi Sarid, Marco Maciel, and Pauli Nevala. After him are Naohiro Ikeda, Pilar Miró, Henri Dès, Liang Guanglie, Judy Cornwell, and Albert Razin. Among people deceased in 2008, Thomas M. Disch ranks 244Before him are Erwin Geschonneck, Jimmy Giuffre, Gabriel París Gordillo, Antonio José González Zumárraga, Gennadi Volnov, and Béatrix Beck. After him are Kurt Furgler, Paulos Faraj Rahho, Giovanni Viola, Dingiri Banda Wijetunga, Marilyn Ferguson, and Cecilia Colledge.

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