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Dannie Abse

1923 - 2014

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Daniel Abse CBE FRSL (22 September 1923 – 28 September 2014) was a Welsh poet and physician. His poetry won him many awards. As a medic, he worked in a chest clinic for over 30 years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dannie Abse is the 6,243rd most popular writer (down from 6,125th in 2019), the 5,395th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,067th in 2019) and the 592nd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Dannie Abse ranks 6,243 out of 7,302. Before him are Jānis Akuraters, Alain Mabanckou, Rami Saari, Birger Sjöberg, Owen Barfield, and Philippa Boyens. After him are William Roscoe, Tron Øgrim, Charlie Jane Anders, Linda Woolverton, Samar Yazbek, and Sarojini Sahoo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Dannie Abse ranks 445. Before him are Doc Watson, Larry Storch, Ray Lumpp, Lee Yuan-tsu, Alice Ghostley, and Akkineni Nageswara Rao. After him are Mort Walker, Hans Wetterström, Judith Merril, Óscar González, Valeriya Gnarovskaya, and Boris Sagal. Among people deceased in 2014, Dannie Abse ranks 493. Before him are Franca Falcucci, Anjali Devi, Jacques Bergerac, Rik Mayall, Béla Várady, and Akkineni Nageswara Rao. After him are Dick Jones, John Seigenthaler, Nanda, Sahana Pradhan, Tony Settember, and Khushwant Singh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dannie Abse ranks 5,397 out of 8,785. Before him are Daniel Massey (1933), Rebecca Solomon (1832), George Hutson (1889), Noni Madueke (2002), Owen Barfield (1898), and Herbert Roper Barrett (1873). After him are William Roscoe (1753), Louise Lombard (1970), Derek Kevan (1935), Keith Allen (1953), Ben Gordon (1983), and Tom Roberts (1856).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Dannie Abse ranks 592. Before him are Howard Jacobson (1942), Caroline Norton (1808), William Dunbar (1460), Anne Fine (1947), Sarah Trimmer (1741), and Owen Barfield (1898). After him are William Roscoe (1753), Margaret Drabble (1939), Henry Vaughan (1621), Margaret Oliphant (1828), Ian McDonald (1960), and Cressida Cowell (1966).

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