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Charles Brockden Brown

1771 - 1810

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Charles Brockden Brown (January 17, 1771 – February 22, 1810) was an American novelist, historian, and editor of the Early National period. Brown is regarded by some scholars as the most important American novelist before James Fenimore Cooper. Although Brown was not the first American novelist, as some early criticism claimed, the breadth and complexity of his achievement as a writer in multiple genres (novels, short stories, essays and periodical writings, poetry, historiography, and reviews) makes him a crucial figure in literature of the early republic. His best-known works include Wieland and Edgar Huntly, both of which display his characteristic interest in Gothic themes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Brockden Brown is the 4,753rd most popular writer (down from 4,396th in 2019), the 7,130th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,863rd in 2019) and the 540th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Charles Brockden Brown ranks 4,753 out of 7,302. Before him are Sakyo Komatsu, Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov, Mieke Bal, Hushang Ebtehaj, Joe Abercrombie, and Jean-Philippe Toussaint. After him are Susanna Kaysen, Elaine May, Juan José Millás, John Boyne, Philippe Djian, and Jean Tardieu.

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Among people born in 1771, Charles Brockden Brown ranks 44. Before him are Karl Rudolphi, Jacob Sturm, Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch, George Bass, Hans Nielsen Hauge, and Heinrich Zschokke. After him are Pierre-François Bouchard, Jean Broc, Thomas Wedgwood, Germanos III of Old Patras, Justo Figuerola, and Dorothy Wordsworth. Among people deceased in 1810, Charles Brockden Brown ranks 29. Before him are József Alvinczi, Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper, Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, George Prideaux Robert Harris, and William Martin. After him are Said bin Ahmad, Johann Gottfried Seume, Tomás António Gonzaga, John Hoppner, and Sarah Trimmer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Brockden Brown ranks 7,132 out of 20,380. Before him are Milton Berle (1908), Stephen Miller (1985), David Thornton (1953), Maynard James Keenan (1964), Amanda Peet (1972), and Ralph Metcalfe (1910). After him are James Spriggs Payne (1819), Jorma Kaukonen (1940), Richard Mulligan (1932), Louis Abell (1884), Susanna Kaysen (1948), and Ben Adams (1890).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Charles Brockden Brown ranks 540. Before him are Saul Alinsky (1909), Marta Kauffman (1956), Robert Greene (1959), Aaron Sorkin (1961), Thomas Ligotti (1953), and David Belasco (1853). After him are Susanna Kaysen (1948), Elaine May (1932), Larry Collins (1929), Michael Cristofer (1945), David Eddings (1931), and Marc Okrand (1948).

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