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Edward James

1907 - 1984

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Edward Frank Willis James (16 August 1907 – 2 December 1984) was a British poet known for his patronage of the surrealist art movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward James is the 5,163rd most popular writer (down from 4,757th in 2019), the 4,104th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,454th in 2019) and the 440th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Edward James ranks 5,163 out of 7,302Before him are Jacqueline Susann, William Harrison Ainsworth, Yashpal, Dagny Carlsson, Alicia Giménez Bartlett, and Béatrix Beck. After him are Paula Hawkins, Nancy Kress, Joël Dicker, György Faludy, Rick Warren, and Kjell Westö.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Edward James ranks 307Before him are Crisant Bosch, László Rajcsányi, Earl Tupper, Warren E. Burger, John King Fairbank, and Albert Ammons. After him are Ethel Lackie, Kenneth Nichols, Shivakumara Swami, Tamara Makarova, Luiz Gervazoni, and Efraín Amézcua. Among people deceased in 1984, Edward James ranks 197Before him are Adalbert Steiner, Simón Lecue, Jean De Clercq, Alberta Hunter, Kazuo Hasegawa, and Karel Kolský. After him are Yvon Petra, Antonio Maquilón, Anna Świrszczyńska, Chester Himes, Ramón Tapia, and Virgil Jacomini.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward James ranks 4,105 out of 8,785Before him are Jill Esmond (1908), Paul Sandby (1725), William Harrison Ainsworth (1805), Sam Riley (1980), Lisa Stansfield (1966), and Juliet Mills (1941). After him are Helen Allingham (1848), Gwyneth Jones (1936), William Christie (1845), Joseph Barcroft (1872), Keith Campbell (1954), and Jack Broughton (1703).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edward James ranks 440Before him are Linda Grant (1951), Alan Woods (1944), Stephen Spender (1909), Joan Aiken (1924), Elizabeth Jane Howard (1923), and William Harrison Ainsworth (1805). After him are Bob Shaw (1931), Edith Sitwell (1887), Brian Lumley (1937), Gillian Rubinstein (1942), Joyce Mansour (1928), and Thomas Dekker (1572).