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Wendy Beckett

1930 - 2018

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Wendy Mary Beckett (25 February 1930 – 26 December 2018), better known as Sister Wendy, was a British religious sister and art historian who became known internationally during the 1990s when she presented a series of BBC television documentaries on the history of art. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wendy Beckett has received more than 544,106 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wendy Beckett is the 437th most popular historian (down from 335th in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 172nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Historian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Wendy Beckett ranks 437 out of 339. Before her are Iain Pears, Mark Mazower, Avi Shlaim, Elaine Pagels, Walter Rodney, and Griselda Pollock. After her are Mary Ritter Beard, Jan Morris, Andreas Maislinger, Rainer Zitelmann, Oliver Grau, and James H. Billington.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Wendy Beckett ranks 516. Before her are Sándor Csoóri, Joan Sims, Lorraine Hansberry, Mike Gravel, Maureen Forrester, and Tommy Kono. After her are Marie Senghor Basse, Frank Perry, Muhal Richard Abrams, Don L. Lind, M. Balamuralikrishna, and Olavi Mannonen. Among people deceased in 2018, Wendy Beckett ranks 440. Before her are Jim Neidhart, Alberto Dines, Aleksandr Kurlovich, Nicanor de Carvalho, Pierre Pincemaille, and Bengt Nilsson. After her are Ed King, Sabit Hadžić, Wenceslao Padilla, Kuldip Nayar, Matti Kassila, and Andrzej Fischer.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Wendy Beckett ranks 175 out of 374. Before her are Christian Gitsham (1888), Griselda Pollock (1949), Dimas (1969), Antjie Krog (1952), Joan Harrison (1935), and Doug Serrurier (1920). After her are Austin Stevens (1950), Mike Melvill (1940), David Benatar (1966), Albertina Sisulu (1918), Govan Mbeki (1910), and Richard Goldstone (1938).

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Among HISTORIANS In South Africa

Among historians born in South Africa, Wendy Beckett ranks 2. Before her are Griselda Pollock (1949).

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