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David Crystal

1941 - Today

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David Crystal, (born 6 July 1941) is a British linguist who works on the linguistics of the English language. Crystal studied English at University College London and has lectured at Bangor University and the University of Reading. He was awarded an OBE in 1995 and a Fellowship of the British Academy in 2000. Crystal was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Lancaster University in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Crystal is the 2,566th most popular writer (up from 3,345th in 2019), the 2,165th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,402nd in 2019) and the 242nd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, David Crystal ranks 2,566 out of 7,302. Before him are Archibald Gracie IV, Licinius Macer Calvus, Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Tom Peters, Okakura Kakuzō, and Karin Fossum. After him are Camilo Castelo Branco, Fyodor Sologub, Margit Sandemo, Picander, Vasile Alecsandri, and Charlotte Buff.

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Among people born in 1941, David Crystal ranks 216. Before him are Fred West, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Leslie Lamport, Carla Gravina, Bruce Nauman, and Josep Maria Mauri. After him are Vladimir Lyakhov, Lothar Emmerich, Jim "Bad News" Barnes, Bohdan Stupka, Amir Pnueli, and R. James Woolsey Jr..

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Crystal ranks 2,165 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn (1945), Glenn Murcutt (1936), Horatio Gates (1727), John Loudon McAdam (1756), Ron Harris (1944), and David Coulthard (1971). After him are Randolph Churchill (1911), Jeremiah Clarke (1674), Walter Bagehot (1826), Eliza Poe (1787), Lesley-Anne Down (1954), and Max Mallowan (1904).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, David Crystal ranks 242. Before him are William Auld (1924), Charles Mackay (1814), Stephen Baxter (1957), George Whitefield (1714), Rebecca West (1892), and Donald Adamson (1939). After him are Walter Bagehot (1826), Sophie Kinsella (1969), Michael Grant (1914), Thomas Percy (1729), John Wyndham (1903), and David Ogilvy (1911).

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