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Edwin Morgan

1920 - 2010

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Edwin George Morgan (27 April 1920 – 19 August 2010) was a Scottish poet and translator associated with the Scottish Renaissance. He is widely recognised as one of the foremost Scottish poets of the 20th century. In 1999, Morgan was made the first Glasgow Poet Laureate. In 2004, he was named as the first Makar or National Poet for Scotland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edwin Morgan is the 6,860th most popular writer (up from 6,988th in 2019), the 6,541st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,674th in 2019) and the 719th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Edwin Morgan ranks 6,860 out of 7,302Before him are James Gleick, Alexis Jenni, Vicenç Pagès, Mark Z. Danielewski, Julia Franck, and David Hare. After him are Chenjerai Hove, William Gilmore Simms, James T. Farrell, Rahat Indori, Nic Pizzolatto, and Kaori Ekuni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Edwin Morgan ranks 458Before him are Ronald Searle, Sitara Devi, Mitzi Green, Frances Gifford, Jack Webb, and Rex Allen. After him are Don Branson, Reg Harris, Jerome Richardson, Helen O'Connell, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, and Little Jimmy Dickens. Among people deceased in 2010, Edwin Morgan ranks 481Before him are Yvette Vickers, Teena Marie, Harry Schwarz, Janusz Kurtyka, Shoya Tomizawa, and Massamasso Tchangai. After him are Orlando Zapata, Bill Dixon, Adele Mara, Nalini Jaywant, Antonio Pettigrew, and Frank Giering.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edwin Morgan ranks 6,543 out of 8,785Before him are Sandy Jardine (1948), Steve Redgrave (1962), Dora Bryan (1923), Derek Redmond (1965), Sajid Javid (1969), and George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (1961). After him are Lewis Cook (1997), Maddy Prior (1947), Kim Tae-gyun (null), George Blagden (1989), Carl Fogarty (1965), and Stephen Turnbull (1948).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edwin Morgan ranks 719Before him are Kate Mosse (1961), Heston Blumenthal (1966), Jo Walton (1964), Robert Bridges (1844), Owen Jones (1984), and David Hare (1947). After him are Laurie Lee (1914), Charley Boorman (1966), Noel Streatfeild (1895), Maggie O'Farrell (1972), Helen Dunmore (1952), and Tom Rob Smith (1979).