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William Cowper

1731 - 1800

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William Cowper ( KOO-pər; 15 November 1731 (Julian) / 26 November 1731 (Gregorian) – 14 April 1800 (Julian) / 25 April 1800 (Gregorian)) was an English poet and Anglican hymnwriter. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th-century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Cowper has received more than 1,046,806 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). William Cowper is the 3,505th most popular writer (down from 3,284th in 2019), the 2,515th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,432nd in 2019) and the 286th most popular British Writer.

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  • 58.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Cowper ranks 3,505 out of 7,302. Before him are Andrew Lang, Bonaventure des Périers, Hafez Ibrahim, Yang Jiang, Hulda Garborg, and Filip Višnjić. After him are Dennis Lehane, Gonzalo de Berceo, Martin Gray, Adrienne Rich, Theodor Körner, and Giuseppe Parini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1731, William Cowper ranks 15. Before him are Christian Cannabich, Gaetano Pugnani, Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, Ove Høegh-Guldberg, Maria Fortunata d'Este, and Dirk van der Aa. After him are Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Charles Lee, Victor Louis, Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt, Benjamin Banneker, and Catharine Macaulay. Among people deceased in 1800, William Cowper ranks 24. Before him are François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé, Michał Kazimierz Ogiński, Koca Yusuf Pasha, Friedrich Gilly, Joseph de Guignes, and Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton. After him are Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle, Michael Denis, Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Victor Louis, and John Rutledge.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Cowper ranks 2,515 out of 8,785. Before him are Carl Cox (1962), Peter Atkins (1940), Guy Burgess (1911), Andrew Lang (1844), Tony Abbott (1957), and John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845). After him are Matt Smith (1982), Natalie Dormer (1982), Blaze Bayley (1963), Anna Kingsford (1846), Colin Bell (1946), and Vincent Regan (1965).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Cowper ranks 286. Before him are J. B. Priestley (1894), John Osborne (1929), John Evelyn (1620), Robert Kerr (1755), David C. H. Austin (1926), and Andrew Lang (1844). After him are Henri Alleg (1921), Edwin Arnold (1832), Leslie Stephen (1832), Edith Durham (1863), George Gissing (1857), and Graham Hancock (1950).

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