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Donald Adamson

1939 - 2024

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Donald Adamson, (30 March 1939 – 18 January 2024), was a British literary scholar and historian. Books which he wrote include Blaise Pascal: Mathematician, Physicist, and Thinker about God and Balzac and the Tradition of the European Novel, as well as The Curriers' Company: A Modern History. Adamson's works are regarded as a gateway to European literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Donald Adamson is the 2,539th most popular writer (down from 2,314th in 2019), the 2,148th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,713th in 2019) and the 241st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Donald Adamson ranks 2,539 out of 7,302. Before him are Lars Saabye Christensen, Mariama Bâ, Kjeld Abell, Đura Jakšić, Michel Zevaco, and Song Yingxing. After him are Gustave Aimard, Théophile de Viau, Petter Dass, Amélie Nothomb, Kamalaśīla, and Giovanni Pascoli.

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Among people born in 1939, Donald Adamson ranks 181. Before him are Brian Mulroney, Harold E. Varmus, Heinz Holliger, Sal Mineo, Peppino di Capri, and John Howard. After him are Ignacio Zoco, Silvana Armenulić, Wendy Carlos, Giulio Angioni, Brenda Vaccaro, and Joachim Yhombi-Opango. Among people deceased in 2024, Donald Adamson ranks 185. Before him are Jacques Roubaud, Ethel Kennedy, Christoph Daum, Benny Golson, Sjoukje Dijkstra, and Eric Carmen. After him are Irene Camber, Kees Rijvers, Humberto Maschio, Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Mísia, and Tūheitia Paki.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Donald Adamson ranks 2,148 out of 8,785. Before him are Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847), Vanessa Bell (1879), Jack Charlton (1935), Ian Khama (1953), John Adams (1767), and Mike Ratledge (1943). After him are Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694), Edward Dickinson Baker (1811), Edwin Montagu (1879), George Williams (1821), Michael Adams (1971), and Kevin Phillips (1973).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Donald Adamson ranks 241. Before him are Lytton Strachey (1880), William Auld (1924), Charles Mackay (1814), Stephen Baxter (1957), George Whitefield (1714), and Rebecca West (1892). After him are David Crystal (1941), Walter Bagehot (1826), Sophie Kinsella (1969), Michael Grant (1914), Thomas Percy (1729), and John Wyndham (1903).

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