WRITER
A. Merritt
1884 - 1943

A. Merritt
Abraham Grace Merritt (January 20, 1884 – August 21, 1943) – known by his byline, A. Merritt – was an American Sunday magazine editor and a writer of fantastic fiction. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inducted him in 1999, its fourth class of two deceased and two living writers. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. A. Merritt is the 4,645th most popular writer (down from 3,844th in 2019), the 6,961st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,949th in 2019) and the 525th most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, A. Merritt ranks 4,645 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexander Volkov, Christian Matras, Isaac Watts, Urs Widmer, Levon Shant, and Pierre Mac Orlan. After him are Sahar Khalifeh, Nathanael West, Géza Csáth, Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, and Joanna Russ.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Volkov
1891 - 1977
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 4,639
Christian Matras
1900 - 1988
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 4,640
Isaac Watts
1674 - 1748
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 4,641
Urs Widmer
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 4,642
Levon Shant
1869 - 1951
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 4,643
Pierre Mac Orlan
1882 - 1970
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 4,644
A. Merritt
1884 - 1943
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 4,645
Sahar Khalifeh
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 4,646
Nathanael West
1903 - 1940
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 4,647
Géza Csáth
1887 - 1919
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 4,648
Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson
1918 - 1988
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 4,649
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 4,650
Joanna Russ
1937 - 2011
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 4,651
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1884, A. Merritt ranks 180. Before him are Yrjö Saarela, Ture Rangström, Jean-Richard Bloch, Andrés Martínez Trueba, Dewi Sartika, and Ludwik Hirszfeld. After him are Vadym Meller, Georg Zacharias, Louis Abell, József Rády, Olle Lanner, and Michel de Klerk. Among people deceased in 1943, A. Merritt ranks 174. Before him are Lojze Grozde, Hisashi Kimura, Géo André, Gerard De Geer, Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok, and Frank Schlesinger. After him are Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli, Seigō Nakano, Milutin Ivković, Helene Stöcker, Eugeniusz Bodo, and Dudley Pound.
Others Born in 1884
Go to all RankingsYrjö Saarela
WRESTLER
1884 - 1951
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 174
Ture Rangström
COMPOSER
1884 - 1947
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 175
Jean-Richard Bloch
WRITER
1884 - 1947
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 176
Andrés Martínez Trueba
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1959
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 177
Dewi Sartika
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1947
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 178
Ludwik Hirszfeld
BIOLOGIST
1884 - 1954
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 179
A. Merritt
WRITER
1884 - 1943
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 180
Vadym Meller
PAINTER
1884 - 1962
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 181
Georg Zacharias
SWIMMER
1884 - 1953
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 182
Louis Abell
ATHLETE
1884 - 1962
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 183
József Rády
ATHLETE
1884 - 1957
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 184
Olle Lanner
GYMNAST
1884 - 1926
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 185
Michel de Klerk
ARCHITECT
1884 - 1923
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 186
Others Deceased in 1943
Go to all RankingsLojze Grozde
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 1943
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 168
Hisashi Kimura
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1943
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 169
Géo André
ATHLETE
1889 - 1943
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 170
Gerard De Geer
GEOLOGIST
1858 - 1943
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 171
Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok
HISTORIAN
1879 - 1943
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 172
Frank Schlesinger
ASTRONOMER
1871 - 1943
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 173
A. Merritt
WRITER
1884 - 1943
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 174
Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli
WRITER
1887 - 1943
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 175
Seigō Nakano
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1943
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 176
Milutin Ivković
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1943
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 177
Helene Stöcker
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1943
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 178
Eugeniusz Bodo
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1943
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 179
Dudley Pound
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1877 - 1943
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 180
In United States
Among people born in United States, A. Merritt ranks 6,963 out of 20,380. Before him are Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774), Justin Chambers (1970), Krista Allen (1971), Yvette Mimieux (1942), Chris Mulkey (1948), and Edith McGuire (1944). After him are D. H. Peligro (1959), George Devol (1912), Nathanael West (1903), Sarah Rafferty (1972), Karen Pence (1957), and Clarence Pinkston (1900).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsElizabeth Ann Seton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1774 - 1821
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 6,957
Justin Chambers
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 6,958
Krista Allen
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 6,959
Yvette Mimieux
ACTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 6,960
Chris Mulkey
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 6,961
Edith McGuire
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 6,962
A. Merritt
WRITER
1884 - 1943
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 6,963
D. H. Peligro
MUSICIAN
1959 - 2022
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 6,964
George Devol
INVENTOR
1912 - 2011
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 6,965
Nathanael West
WRITER
1903 - 1940
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 6,966
Sarah Rafferty
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 6,967
Karen Pence
COMPANION
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 6,968
Clarence Pinkston
ATHLETE
1900 - 1961
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 6,969
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, A. Merritt ranks 525. Before him are Julia Ward Howe (1819), John D. MacDonald (1916), Robert Richardson (1955), Sandra Brown (1948), Mary McCarthy (1912), and Jaroslav Pelikan (1923). After him are Nathanael West (1903), Joanna Russ (1937), Maxwell Anderson (1888), Chris Morgan (1966), William Wharton (1925), and Shel Silverstein (1930).
Julia Ward Howe
1819 - 1910
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 519
John D. MacDonald
1916 - 1986
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 520
Robert Richardson
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 521
Sandra Brown
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 522
Mary McCarthy
1912 - 1989
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 523
Jaroslav Pelikan
1923 - 2006
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 524
A. Merritt
1884 - 1943
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 525
Nathanael West
1903 - 1940
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 526
Joanna Russ
1937 - 2011
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 527
Maxwell Anderson
1888 - 1959
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 528
Chris Morgan
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 529
William Wharton
1925 - 2008
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 530
Shel Silverstein
1930 - 1999
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 531