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Edward Young

1683 - 1765

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Edward Young (c. 3 July 1683 – 5 April 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts, a series of philosophical writings in blank verse, reflecting his state of mind following several bereavements. It was one of the most popular poems of the century, influencing Goethe and Edmund Burke, among many others, and at the end of the century was illustrated by William Blake. Young took holy orders, and wrote many fawning letters in search of preferment, attracting accusations of insincerity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Young is the 2,215th most popular writer (down from 1,921st in 2019), the 1,914th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,470th in 2019) and the 207th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Edward Young ranks 2,215 out of 7,302. Before him are Emile Habibi, Alessandro Baricco, Eva Schloss, Katherine Jackson, Tadeusz Borowski, and Seichō Matsumoto. After him are Gaston Paris, Pierre Gamarra, John Skelton, Matthieu Ricard, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, and Oribasius.

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Among people born in 1683, Edward Young ranks 14. Before him are Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Gottfried Silbermann, Christoph Graupner, John Theophilus Desaguliers, Johann David Heinichen, and Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After him are Burkhard Christoph von Münnich, Antoine Pesne, Lorenz Heister, Jonathan Wild, Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Giovanni Poleni. Among people deceased in 1765, Edward Young ranks 14. Before him are Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, Charles-André van Loo, Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, and Carl Alexander Clerck. After him are Johan Agrell, Johann Melchior Molter, Mir Jafar, William Stukeley, Richard Pococke, and Prince Frederick of Great Britain.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Young ranks 1,914 out of 8,785. Before him are David Bailey (1938), Richard Adams (1920), Martin Amis (1949), Charles Macintosh (1766), Peter Vaughan (1923), and Thomas Sydenham (1624). After him are Eleanor of Woodstock (1318), John Henry Poynting (1852), Leonard Woolley (1880), John Skelton (1460), Amy Johnson (1903), and Edward the Exile (1016).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edward Young ranks 207. Before him are Richard Aldington (1892), Brian Aldiss (1925), Terry Eagleton (1943), Christina Rossetti (1830), Richard Adams (1920), and Martin Amis (1949). After him are John Skelton (1460), Clive Barker (1952), Allen Carr (1934), William Caxton (1422), Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925), and Thomas Wyatt (1503).

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