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Benjamin Wilson

1721 - 1788

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Benjamin Wilson (21 June 1721 – 6 June 1788) was a British painter, printmaker and scientist (natural philosopher). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Wilson is the 1,927th most popular painter (up from 1,946th in 2019), the 4,975th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,071st in 2019) and the 113th most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Benjamin Wilson ranks 1,927 out of 2,023. Before him are George Caleb Bingham, Mikuláš Galanda, Milt Kahl, Thomas Phillips, Clyfford Still, and Augustus John. After him are Florence Fuller, Maurice Prendergast, Randolph Caldecott, William Stanley Haseltine, Luke Fildes, and Harry Clarke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1721, Benjamin Wilson ranks 21. Before him are Anna Dorothea Therbusch, Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Francesco Sabatini, Roger Sherman, Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, and William Robertson. After him are Mark Akenside, Peyton Randolph, and William Collins. Among people deceased in 1788, Benjamin Wilson ranks 26. Before him are Francesco Zuccarelli, Charles Wesley, Salomon Gessner, Pierre André de Suffren, Mary Delany, and Juan Bautista de Anza. After him is John Whitehurst.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Wilson ranks 4,976 out of 8,785. Before him are Chris Bonington (1934), Calum Scott (1988), Mark Ronson (1975), John Gardner (1926), Meave Leakey (1942), and Darren Shahlavi (1972). After him are Michael Winterbottom (1961), Anthony Shaffer (1926), Joe Hart (1987), Clive Swift (1936), Katrin Cartlidge (1961), and Colin Hay (1953).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Wilson ranks 113. Before him are Louise Rayner (1832), William Duesbury (1725), Paul Nash (1889), Gerald Scarfe (1936), Thomas Phillips (1770), and Augustus John (1878). After him are Randolph Caldecott (1846), Luke Fildes (1843), William Beechey (1753), Ernest Townsend (1880), Derek Riggs (1958), and Thomas Baines (1820).

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