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William Hope Hodgson

1877 - 1918

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William Hope Hodgson (15 November 1877 – 19 April 1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction, and science fiction. Hodgson used his experiences at sea to lend authentic detail to his short horror stories, many of which are set on the ocean, including his series of linked tales forming the "Sargasso Sea Stories". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Hope Hodgson has received more than 360,884 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. William Hope Hodgson is the 3,341st most popular writer (down from 2,896th in 2019), the 2,472nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,182nd in 2019) and the 284th most popular British Writer.

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  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Hope Hodgson ranks 3,341 out of 5,755. Before him are Richard Yates, Shibli Nomani, Ida Fink, Sima Tan, Concepción Arenal, and Jeton Kelmendi. After him are Eleanor Hibbert, Thor Vilhjálmsson, Giosafat Barbaro, Edith Durham, Gʻafur Gʻulom, and Sergio Ramírez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, William Hope Hodgson ranks 100. Before him are Edmund Gwenn, Erich von Hornbostel, Wehib Pasha, Alessandro Pirzio Biroli, Mohammad Ali Foroughi, and Elin Pelin. After him are Luigi Maglione, Lewis Terman, Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás, Georg Kolbe, Giuseppe Pizzardo, and Buddy Bolden. Among people deceased in 1918, William Hope Hodgson ranks 112. Before him are George Mary Searle, Marianne Cope, Wilfred Owen, Charles Wolf, Albert Ballin, and Amadeo de Souza Cardoso. After him are Ali Aaltonen, Ulisse Dini, George Coșbuc, Alexander Protopopov, Henry Adams, and Malak Hifni Nasif.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Hope Hodgson ranks 2,472 out of 7,765. Before him are Edwin of Northumbria (586), Richard Johnson (1927), Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1901), Graham McTavish (1961), Roger Williams (1603), and Peter Gethin (1940). After him are Eleanor Hibbert (1906), Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925), John Soane (1753), Mary McAleese (1951), Edith Durham (1863), and John Mahoney (1940).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Hope Hodgson ranks 284. Before him are Josephine Tey (1896), Peter Cheyney (1896), William Langland (1332), Nancy Mitford (1904), William Cowper (1731), and Alexander Neckam (1157). After him are Eleanor Hibbert (1906), Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925), Edith Durham (1863), Robert Chambers (1802), Eric Ambler (1909), and David Crystal (1941).

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