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Elizabeth Carter

1717 - 1806

Elizabeth Carter

Elizabeth Carter (pen name Eliza; 16 December 1717 – 19 February 1806) was an English poet, classicist, writer, translator, and linguist. As one of the Bluestocking Circle that surrounded Elizabeth Montagu, she earned respect for the first English translation of the 2nd-century Discourses of Epictetus. She also published poems and translated from French and Italian, and corresponded profusely. Among her many eminent friends were Elizabeth Montagu, Hannah More, Hester Chapone and other Bluestocking members. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elizabeth Carter is the 6,373rd most popular writer (up from 6,704th in 2019), the 5,609th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,131st in 2019) and the 627th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Elizabeth Carter ranks 6,373 out of 7,302. Before her are Richard Price, Satya Vrat Shastri, Olivier Weber, Susan Bassnett, Alexey Dreev, and Malcolm Bradbury. After her are Zakhar Prilepin, Charles Olson, S. E. Hinton, H. R. F. Keating, R. C. Sherriff, and Lorraine Hansberry.

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Richard Price
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 6,367
Satya Vrat Shastri
1930 - 2021
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 6,368
Olivier Weber
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 6,369
Susan Bassnett
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 6,370
Alexey Dreev
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 6,371
Malcolm Bradbury
1932 - 2000
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 6,372
Elizabeth Carter
1717 - 1806
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 6,373
Zakhar Prilepin
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 6,374
Charles Olson
1910 - 1970
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 6,375
S. E. Hinton
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 6,376
H. R. F. Keating
1926 - 2011
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 6,377
R. C. Sherriff
1896 - 1975
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 6,378
Lorraine Hansberry
1930 - 1965
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 6,379

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1717, Elizabeth Carter ranks 22. Before her are Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg, Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, João de Loureiro, Alexander Sumarokov, Molla Panah Vagif, and Ventura Rodríguez. Among people deceased in 1806, Elizabeth Carter ranks 53. Before her are Heinrich Christian Boie, Benjamin Banneker, Rana Bahadur Shah, Robert Morris, William Paterson, and John Graves Simcoe. After her is George Wythe.

Others Born in 1717

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Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg
COMPANION
1717 - 1778
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 16
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1717 - 1797
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 17
João de Loureiro
BIOLOGIST
1717 - 1791
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 18
Alexander Sumarokov
WRITER
1717 - 1777
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 19
Molla Panah Vagif
WRITER
1717 - 1797
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 20
Ventura Rodríguez
ARCHITECT
1717 - 1785
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 21
Elizabeth Carter
WRITER
1717 - 1806
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 22