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William Empson

1906 - 1984

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Sir William Empson (27 September 1906 – 15 April 1984) was an English literary critic and poet, widely influential for his practice of closely reading literary works, a practice fundamental to New Criticism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Empson has received more than 257,977 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Empson is the 5,930th most popular writer, the 5,376th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 605th most popular British Writer.

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  • 260k

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  • 38.61

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Empson ranks 5,930 out of 5,755Before him are Masih Alinejad, Kim Leine, Renate Dorrestein, Kevin Poulsen, Elizabeth Inchbald, and Walter Besant. After him are Emma Willard, Russell Simmons, Ramon Solsona i Sancho, R. D. Blackmore, Wladimir Kaminer, and Coventry Patmore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, William Empson ranks 377Before him are Julio Rosales, Catherine Cookson, Katsuo Takaishi, William Bendix, Mauri Rose, and Pat O'Callaghan. After him are Bea Benaderet, Hiram Fong, Donald Woods, Barbara Bennett, Esmond Knight, and Harry Hopman. Among people deceased in 1984, William Empson ranks 241Before him are June Marlowe, Paul Le Flem, Rosa Kellner, Ernest Tubb, Shauna Grant, and John Davis. After him are Ken Armstrong, Tex Gibbons, Randall Thompson, Norman Petty, Ann Little, and Sohrab Modi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Empson ranks 5,376 out of 7,765Before him are Michael Fallon (1952), Terry Griffiths (1947), Brian Labone (1940), Toyah Willcox (1958), Malcolm Allison (1927), and Walter Besant (1836). After him are Janet Montgomery (1985), Willie Watson (1920), Tamzin Merchant (1987), William Moseley (1987), Gerry Peyton (1956), and Andrew Parrott (1947).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Empson ranks 605Before him are Richard Lovelace (1617), Charlotte Smith (1749), Henry Green (1905), Jasper Fforde (1961), Elizabeth Inchbald (1753), and Walter Besant (1836). After him are R. D. Blackmore (1825), Coventry Patmore (1823), Naomi Mitchison (1897), Sophie Hannah (1971), Samuel Daniel (1562), and Barry Unsworth (1930).