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Edith Hamilton

1867 - 1963

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Edith Hamilton (August 12, 1867 – May 31, 1963) was an American educator and internationally known author who was one of the most renowned classicists of her era in the United States. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, she also studied in Germany at the University of Leipzig and the University of Munich. Hamilton began her career as an educator and head of the Bryn Mawr School, a private college preparatory school for girls in Baltimore, Maryland; however, Hamilton is best known for her essays and best-selling books on ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Hamilton's second career as an author began after she retired from the Bryn Mawr School in 1922. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edith Hamilton is the 6,158th most popular writer (down from 2,372nd in 2019), the 5,501st most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,501st in 2019) and the 351st most popular German Writer.

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Among writers, Edith Hamilton ranks 6,158 out of 7,302. Before her are Lev Rubinstein, Véronique Tadjo, Giuseppe Berto, John Barbour, Dick Cavett, and Colum McCann. After her are Simon Sebag Montefiore, Philippa Pearce, Lee Strobel, Oliver Friggieri, Lawrence Venuti, and Pia Tafdrup.

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Among people born in 1867, Edith Hamilton ranks 149. Before her are Simon Guggenheim, José Vicente Concha, Florence Fuller, Annie Montague Alexander, Henry Lawson, and William Dod. After her are Anders Peter Nielsen, Flora Finch, Alec B. Francis, Lillian Wald, A. E. Douglass, and Arthur Streeton. Among people deceased in 1963, Edith Hamilton ranks 208. Before her are Sigvard Sivertsen, Vicente Ferreira da Silva, Bohumil Modrý, Lloyd Fredendall, ZaSu Pitts, and Wanda Hawley. After her are Calvin Bricker, Désiré Beaurain, Herbert H. Lehman, Hubert Gough, Gian Giorgio Trissino, and Luis Pérez.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Edith Hamilton ranks 5,504 out of 7,253. Before her are Henry Maske (1964), Annette Schavan (1955), Gerd Zewe (1950), Paul Gustav Heinrich Bachmann (1837), Uwe Ampler (1964), and Reinhard Eiben (1951). After her are Timo Hildebrand (1979), Mady Rahl (1915), Andreas Thom (1965), Anett Pötzsch (1960), Andrea Berg (1966), and Nancy Faeser (1970).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Edith Hamilton ranks 351. Before her are Wolfgang Hohlbein (1953), Gert Hofmann (1931), Wolfdietrich Schnurre (1920), Ralph Giordano (1923), Ralf König (1960), and Frank Schätzing (1957). After her are Kerstin Gier (1966), Albrecht Behmel (1971), Andreas Eschbach (1959), Peter Wohlleben (1964), Kathrin Schmidt (1958), and Graciano Rocchigiani (1963).

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