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Dorothy Wordsworth

1771 - 1855

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Dorothy Wordsworth (25 December 1771 – 25 January 1855) was an English author, poet, and diarist. She was the sister of the Romantic poet William Wordsworth, and the two were close all their adult lives. Dorothy Wordsworth had no ambitions to be a public author, yet she left behind numerous letters, diary entries, topographical descriptions, poems, and other writings. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dorothy Wordsworth is the 6,179th most popular writer (up from 6,274th in 2019), the 5,271st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,328th in 2019) and the 577th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Dorothy Wordsworth ranks 6,179 out of 7,302. Before her are Larry Kramer, Dejan Ajdačić, Hannah More, John Jakes, Stanisław Barańczak, and Mikhail Gurevich. After her are Daniel Pearl, Gyula Juhász, Tillie Olsen, Caterina Davinio, Jun Maeda, and Lydie Salvayre.

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Among people born in 1771, Dorothy Wordsworth ranks 50. Before her are Charles Brockden Brown, Pierre-François Bouchard, Jean Broc, Thomas Wedgwood, Germanos III of Old Patras, and Justo Figuerola.  Among people deceased in 1855, Dorothy Wordsworth ranks 49. Before her are Josef Munzinger, Konstantin Batyushkov, Mihály Pollack, Henry Bishop, Fruto Chamorro, and Timofey Granovsky. After her are Feargus O'Connor, Henry De la Beche, Mary Russell Mitford, and Thomas Mitchell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dorothy Wordsworth ranks 5,273 out of 8,785. Before her are Hannah More (1745), Ray Thomas (1941), John Belchier (1706), James Dunn (1939), Don Finlay (1909), and Yvonne Mitchell (1915). After her are Peter Geach (1916), Edmund Rubbra (1901), Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762), Thomas Button (1575), David Robb (1947), and Olivia d'Abo (1969).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Dorothy Wordsworth ranks 577. Before her are John of Worcester (1100), John Barbour (1316), Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965), Philippa Pearce (1920), Sidney Lee (1859), and Hannah More (1745). After her are Susan Cooper (1935), Joyce Cary (1888), Beryl Bainbridge (1932), Thomas Traherne (1636), Julia Donaldson (1948), and Nigella Lawson (1960).

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