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Thomas Warton

1728 - 1790

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Thomas Warton (9 January 1728 – 21 May 1790) was an English literary historian, critic, and poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1785, following the death of William Whitehead. He is sometimes called Thomas Warton the younger to distinguish him from his father, who had the same name. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Warton has received more than 98,456 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Warton is the 6,321st most popular writer, the 5,425th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 617th most popular British Writer.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.94

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  • 2.68

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Thomas Warton ranks 6,321 out of 7,302. Before him are Bill Bright, Kari Hotakainen, Roddy Doyle, Sándor Csoóri, Christina Hoff Sommers, and Victor Shenderovich. After him are Andrew Davies, Wolf Blitzer, Samar Yazbek, Alyson Noël, Naomi Wolf, and Henry Vaughan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1728, Thomas Warton ranks 33. Before him are Maria Angela Ardinghelli, José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca, Johann Gerhard König, John Wilkinson, Ivan Polzunov, and Pietro Verri. After him are Caesar Rodney, and Mercy Otis Warren. Among people deceased in 1790, Thomas Warton ranks 21. Before him are Johann II Bernoulli, Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa, William Livingston, Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, Marmaduke Tunstall, and Israel Putnam. After him is William Hooper.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Warton ranks 5,425 out of 8,785. Before him are Andrea Arnold (1961), Redvers Buller (1839), Alistair Darling (1953), Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814), Harry Golombek (1911), and Richard Bauckham (1946). After him are Bryan Forbes (1926), Andrew Davies (1936), Walter Smith (1948), George Lansbury (1859), Barry Atsma (1972), and Peter Reid (1956).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Warton ranks 617. Before him are Caryl Churchill (1938), Joanna Baillie (1762), Humphrey Carpenter (1946), Brian Moore (1921), Alastair Reynolds (1966), and Dick King-Smith (1922). After him are Andrew Davies (1936), Henry Vaughan (1621), William Roscoe (1753), Stella Gibbons (1902), Kathleen Raine (1908), and Brian Friel (1929).

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