WRITER

Coventry Patmore

1823 - 1896

Coventry Patmore

Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (23 July 1823 – 26 November 1896) was an English poet and literary critic. He is best known for his book of poetry The Angel in the House, a narrative poem about the Victorian ideal of a happy marriage. As a young man, Patmore worked for the British Museum in London. After the publication of his first book of poems in 1844, he became acquainted with members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Coventry Patmore is the 6,558th most popular writer (down from 6,089th in 2024), the 5,977th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,995th in 2019) and the 666th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Coventry Patmore ranks 6,558 out of 7,302. Before him are George Peele, Michael Arlen, William Kennedy, Dmitry Bykov, Annie Dillard, and Kofi Awoonor. After him are Nambi Narayanan, Dulce Chacón, R. S. Thomas, Aleksandar Hemon, James Mason, and María Dueñas.

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George Peele
1556 - 1596
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 6,552
Michael Arlen
1895 - 1956
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 6,553
William Kennedy
1928 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 6,554
Dmitry Bykov
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 6,555
Annie Dillard
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 6,556
Kofi Awoonor
1935 - 2013
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 6,557
Coventry Patmore
1823 - 1896
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 6,558
Nambi Narayanan
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 6,559
Dulce Chacón
1954 - 2003
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 6,560
R. S. Thomas
1913 - 2000
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 6,561
Aleksandar Hemon
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 6,562
James Mason
1849 - 1905
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 6,563
María Dueñas
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 6,564

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1823, Coventry Patmore ranks 82. Before him are Sanford Robinson Gifford, George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Henry Wirz, Francis Parkman, George Henry Williams, and Edward Augustus Freeman. After him are William Hart, and Thomas Francis Meagher. Among people deceased in 1896, Coventry Patmore ranks 86. Before him are Narciso Campero, William Quan Judge, Paul Arène, Francis James Child, James Abbott, and Thomas Hughes.

Others Born in 1823

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Sanford Robinson Gifford
PAINTER
1823 - 1880
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 76
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1900
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 77
Henry Wirz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1823 - 1865
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 78
Francis Parkman
HISTORIAN
1823 - 1893
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 79
George Henry Williams
JUDGE
1823 - 1910
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 80
Edward Augustus Freeman
HISTORIAN
1823 - 1892
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 81
Coventry Patmore
WRITER
1823 - 1896
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 82
William Hart
PAINTER
1823 - 1894
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 83
Thomas Francis Meagher
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1867
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 84