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Edith Pargeter

1913 - 1995

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Edith Mary Pargeter (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her pen name Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics. She is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern, and especially for her medieval detective series The Cadfael Chronicles. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edith Pargeter is the 3,214th most popular writer (down from 2,676th in 2019), the 2,608th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,983rd in 2019) and the 290th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Edith Pargeter ranks 3,214 out of 7,302. Before her are Ybyrai Altynsarin, Lady Caroline Lamb, Ivo Brešan, Antonio Ghislanzoni, Jackie Collins, and Goffredo Mameli. After her are Susanna Hall, Theodor Körner, Charles Kingsley, Philostratus of Lemnos, Andrew Lang, and Cristina Calderón.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Edith Pargeter ranks 168. Before her are William P. Rogers, Charles Helou, Ljuba Welitsch, Walter Andreas Schwarz, Otto Wichterle, and Maria Tănase. After her are René Schneider, Nurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva, Gustaaf Deloor, Samuel Eilenberg, Sándor Tarics, and Gangubai Hangal. Among people deceased in 1995, Edith Pargeter ranks 140. Before her are Alexander Kaidanovsky, Ljubiša Broćić, Alberto Burri, Eric Porter, Savely Kramarov, and Josef Hügi. After her are Kukrit Pramoj, Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança, István Bárány, Osvaldo Pugliese, Pál Kovács, and Miguel Torga.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edith Pargeter ranks 2,609 out of 8,785. Before her are Edward Vernon (1684), Lewis Gilbert (1920), Damien Hirst (1965), Lady Caroline Lamb (1785), Jackie Collins (1937), and John Owen (1616). After her are William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773), Susanna Hall (1583), Charles Kingsley (1819), Stuart Wilson (1946), Andrew Lang (1844), and Edward Daniel Clarke (1769).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edith Pargeter ranks 290. Before her are William Congreve (1670), Edwin Arnold (1832), William Langland (1332), Hamnet Shakespeare (1585), Lady Caroline Lamb (1785), and Jackie Collins (1937). After her are Susanna Hall (1583), Charles Kingsley (1819), Andrew Lang (1844), John Henry Mackay (1864), Eric Ambler (1909), and Robert Fisk (1946).

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