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William Ernest Henley

1849 - 1903

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William Ernest Henley (August 23, 1849 – July 11, 1903) was an English poet, writer, critic and editor. Though he wrote several books of poetry, Henley is remembered most often for his 1875 poem "Invictus". A fixture in London literary circles, the one-legged Henley might have been the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's character Long John Silver (Treasure Island, 1883), while his young daughter Margaret Henley inspired J. M. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Ernest Henley has received more than 943,903 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. William Ernest Henley is the 2,564th most popular writer (down from 2,154th in 2019), the 1,952nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,647th in 2019) and the 225th most popular British Writer.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.57

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  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Ernest Henley ranks 2,564 out of 5,755. Before him are Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari, Ursula Kuczynski, Oscar Cullmann, Yuan Zhen, Mina Witkojc, and Praxilla. After him are Nodar Dumbadze, Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, FM-2030, Uladzimir Karatkievich, Harold Robbins, and Xu Zhimo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, William Ernest Henley ranks 52. Before him are Emile Claus, Karl Brugmann, Johan August Brinell, Mohammad Yaqub Khan, Agenor Maria Gołuchowski, and Károly Khuen-Héderváry. After him are Benjamin Godard, Fritz Mauthner, Sergei Ivanovich Mosin, Luther Burbank, Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, and Ruy Barbosa. Among people deceased in 1903, William Ernest Henley ranks 33. Before him are Gaston Paris, Ronglu, Sophie Gengembre Anderson, Béni Kállay, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Émile Baudot. After him are Hans Gude, James Glaisher, Apolinario Mabini, Malwida von Meysenbug, Luigi Cremona, and Alexander Bain.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Ernest Henley ranks 1,952 out of 7,765. Before him are Michelle Fairley (1964), Kay Parker (1944), John Christopher (1922), Jack Charlton (1935), John Hume (1937), and Roderick Murchison (1792). After him are Nehemiah Grew (1641), Michael Byrne (1943), Andrew Irvine (1902), Ken Tyrrell (1924), Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots (1404), and Willehad (735).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Ernest Henley ranks 225. Before him are Edith Pargeter (1913), William Congreve (1670), Arthur Young (1741), Aelred of Rievaulx (1110), Mary Astell (1666), and John Christopher (1922). After him are Leonard Woolf (1880), Herbert Read (1893), Joseph Delaney (1945), Ken Robinson (1950), David C. H. Austin (1926), and Arnold Bennett (1867).

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