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William Cobbett

1763 - 1835

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William Cobbett (9 March 1763 – 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, journalist, politician, and farmer born in Farnham, Surrey. He was one of an agrarian faction seeking to reform Parliament, abolish "rotten boroughs", restrain foreign activity, and raise wages, with the goal of easing poverty among farm labourers and small land holders. Cobbett backed lower taxes, saving, reversing commons enclosures and returning to the gold standard. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Cobbett has received more than 427,119 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). William Cobbett is the 5,919th most popular writer (down from 5,526th in 2019), the 4,736th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,596th in 2019) and the 534th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Rural rides
Description and travel, Rural conditions, English essays
1853
A history of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland
Reformation, History, Protestantism
1824
The scare-crow
Politics and government
1796
A year's residence in the United States of America
Description and travel, Social life and customs, Agriculture
1818
Cottage economy
Accessible book, Agriculture, Handbooks, manuals
1800
Porcupine's works
Politics and government, History, Accessible book
1796
Porcupine's works
Politics and government, History, Political science
1796
The scare-crow
Politics and government
1796
A history of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland
Reformation, History, Protestantism
1824
Cottage economy
Agriculture, Handbooks, manuals, Home economics
1800
Rural rides
Description and travel, Rural conditions, English essays
1853
A year's residence in the United States of America
Description and travel, Social life and customs, Agriculture
1818

Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Cobbett ranks 5,919 out of 7,302. Before him are John Berryman, Brigitte Kronauer, Júlia Lopes de Almeida, Yury Kazakov, Naomi Novik, and Juris Alunāns. After him are Samuel Benchetrit, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, Bano Qudsia, Elsa Joubert, Daína Chaviano, and Ellen Niit.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1763, William Cobbett ranks 41. Before him are Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Étienne-Gaspard Robert, Pierre Adet, Johann Gottfried Seume, Wolfe Tone, and Jens Esmark. After him are János Batsányi, and Charles Bulfinch. Among people deceased in 1835, William Cobbett ranks 37. Before him are Muthuswami Dikshitar, Wenzel Müller, Gilbert Thomas Burnett, James Hogg, Thomas Hardwicke, and Kazimierz Brodziński. After him is Felicia Hemans.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Cobbett ranks 4,736 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Adès (1971), Trent Alexander-Arnold (1998), Alfie Allen (1986), Walter Chaffe (1870), Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779), and Philip Hall (1904). After him are Bob Gerard (1914), Henry Seebohm (1832), Peter Kemp (1878), Terry McDermott (1951), Murray Rose (1939), and Tony Woodcock (1955).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Cobbett ranks 534. Before him are Henry Lincoln (1930), Julia Donaldson (1948), Anthony Powell (1905), Leigh Hunt (1784), Clare Hollingworth (1911), and Isaac D'Israeli (1766). After him are Mina Loy (1882), Susan Cooper (1935), Hugh Blair (1718), Edmund Gosse (1849), William Bell Scott (1811), and George Holyoake (1817).

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