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Edmund Gosse

1849 - 1928

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Sir Edmund William Gosse (; 21 September 1849 – 16 May 1928) was an English poet, author and critic. He was strictly brought up in a small Protestant sect, the Plymouth Brethren, but broke away sharply from that faith. His account of his childhood in the book Father and Son has been described as the first psychological biography. His friendship with the sculptor Hamo Thornycroft inspired a successful career as a historian of late-Victorian sculpture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund Gosse is the 6,022nd most popular writer (down from 5,979th in 2019), the 5,036th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,814th in 2019) and the 549th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Edmund Gosse ranks 6,022 out of 7,302. Before him are François Nourissier, Steven Saylor, Thomas Warton, Luisa Valenzuela, Svetlana Makarovič, and Tara Westover. After him are Tom Brokaw, José Manuel Caballero, Henry Jenkins, Charles Brackett, Christoph Ransmayr, and Tim O'Brien.

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Among people born in 1849, Edmund Gosse ranks 105. Before him are William Merritt Chase, Horace Lamb, Henry Clay Frick, August Palm, John Hopkinson, and Abbott Handerson Thayer. After him are Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, Aston Webb, Sarat Chandra Das, William R. Day, Edwin Lord Weeks, and James Mason. Among people deceased in 1928, Edmund Gosse ranks 116. Before him are Marie Stritt, Jinzō Matsumura, George Washington Goethals, Bill Haywood, Árpád Tóth, and Gyula Kakas. After him are James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, Antonín Sova, Gonzalo Córdova, George Siegmann, Lewis Howard Latimer, and Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edmund Gosse ranks 5,038 out of 8,785. Before him are Ran Laurie (1915), David Arnold (1962), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801), George Grote (1794), Anthony Newley (1931), and Paddy Considine (1973). After him are Matthew Tuck (1980), Cadwallon ap Cadfan (591), John Byrne (1961), Bill Nicholson (1919), Central Cee (1998), and Terry McDermott (1951).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edmund Gosse ranks 549. Before him are Iolo Morganwg (1747), Dan Houser (1974), Antonia Fraser (1932), Thomas Campbell (1777), Thomas Heywood (1574), and Thomas Warton (1728). After him are Ali Smith (1962), Darren Shan (1972), Frances Wright (1795), Julian Symons (1912), Anthony Powell (1905), and Mary Lamb (1764).

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