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Charles Kingsley

1819 - 1875

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Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 – 23 January 1875) was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives, which failed, but encouraged later working reforms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Kingsley is the 3,217th most popular writer (down from 2,946th in 2019), the 2,611th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,159th in 2019) and the 292nd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Charles Kingsley ranks 3,217 out of 7,302. Before him are Antonio Ghislanzoni, Jackie Collins, Goffredo Mameli, Edith Pargeter, Susanna Hall, and Theodor Körner. After him are Philostratus of Lemnos, Andrew Lang, Cristina Calderón, Fernán Caballero, Phlegon of Tralles, and Yury Tynyanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1819, Charles Kingsley ranks 60. Before him are André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, Vatroslav Lisinski, Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke, Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Panteleimon Kulish. After him are Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb, Butrus al-Bustani, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, Edwin Drake, Théodore Gouvy, and James Russell Lowell. Among people deceased in 1875, Charles Kingsley ranks 49. Before him are Eugène Schneider, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Richard Christopher Carrington, Prosper Guéranger, Georg Herwegh, and Princess Alexandra of Bavaria. After him are Charles Elliot, Johann Karl Rodbertus, Francisco Coll Guitart, Atanasio Aguirre, Leopold III, Prince of Lippe, and Maria Röhl.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Kingsley ranks 2,612 out of 8,785. Before him are Lady Caroline Lamb (1785), Jackie Collins (1937), John Owen (1616), Edith Pargeter (1913), William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773), and Susanna Hall (1583). After him are Stuart Wilson (1946), Andrew Lang (1844), Edward Daniel Clarke (1769), Edith Tolkien (1889), Frank Finlay (1926), and John Henry Mackay (1864).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Charles Kingsley ranks 292. Before him are William Langland (1332), Hamnet Shakespeare (1585), Lady Caroline Lamb (1785), Jackie Collins (1937), Edith Pargeter (1913), and Susanna Hall (1583). After him are Andrew Lang (1844), John Henry Mackay (1864), Eric Ambler (1909), Robert Fisk (1946), Alasdair Gray (1934), and David Gemmell (1948).

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