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William Roscoe

1753 - 1831

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William Roscoe (8 March 1753 – 30 June 1831) was an English banker, lawyer, and briefly a Member of Parliament. He is best known as one of England's first abolitionists, and as the author of the poem for children The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast. In his day he was also respected as a historian and art collector, as well as a botanist and miscellaneous writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Roscoe has received more than 121,500 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Roscoe is the 6,329th most popular writer, the 5,442nd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 620th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Theodore Roosevelt an Intimate Biography
2002
The life of Lorenzo de' Medici, called the Magnificent
History
1797
The Best Elizabethan Plays
English drama, Early modern and Elizabethan
1890
The life of Lorenzo de' Medici
History
1795
LIFE AND PONTIFICATE OF LEO THE TENTH
Popes, Biography, History
1805
The life and pontificate of Leo the Tenth
History, Despots, Papes
1805

Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Roscoe ranks 6,329 out of 7,302. Before him are Samar Yazbek, Alyson Noël, Naomi Wolf, Henry Vaughan, Tsai Chih-chung, and Richard Wilbur. After him are Terry Southern, Stella Gibbons, Alberto Dines, Veronica Roth, Bill Prady, and Kathleen Raine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1753, William Roscoe ranks 46. Before him are François Levaillant, Nikolay Lvov, Dugald Stewart, William Beechey, James McHenry, and William Eustis. After him is Elizabeth Inchbald. Among people deceased in 1831, William Roscoe ranks 54. Before him are John Sims, Johannes Baptista von Albertini, Willem Bilderdijk, José Tomás Ovalle, Christian Gottfried Körner, and Christian Ehrenfried Weigel. After him is Henry Hutchinson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Roscoe ranks 5,442 out of 8,785. Before him are Jimmy Ross (1866), William Fox (1812), William Ames (1576), Joe Calzaghe (1972), Frederick Humphreys (1878), and Andrew Morton (1959). After him are Richard Greene (1918), Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1845), Skandar Keynes (1991), Arthur Gardiner Butler (1844), Graham Higman (1917), and Cleo Laine (1927).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Roscoe ranks 620. Before him are Brian Moore (1921), Alastair Reynolds (1966), Dick King-Smith (1922), Thomas Warton (1728), Andrew Davies (1936), and Henry Vaughan (1621). After him are Stella Gibbons (1902), Kathleen Raine (1908), Brian Friel (1929), Angie Sage (1952), Susan Hill (1942), and Compton Mackenzie (1883).

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