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Ephraim Chambers

1680 - 1740

Ephraim Chambers

Ephraim Chambers (c. 1680 – 15 May 1740) was an English writer and encyclopaedist, who is primarily known for producing the Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Chambers' Cyclopædia is known as the original source material for the French Encyclopédie that started off as a translation of Cyclopædia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ephraim Chambers is the 3,409th most popular writer (down from 3,214th in 2019), the 2,747th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,333rd in 2019) and the 310th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Ephraim Chambers ranks 3,409 out of 7,302. Before him are Isabella di Morra, Charles de Saint-Évremond, C. S. Forester, Alessandro Tassoni, Corrado Alvaro, and Antonio García Gutiérrez. After him are Hiromi Kawakami, Jean-François Revel, Johann Most, Lillian Hellman, Pierre Jean Jouve, and Hélène Berr.

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Isabella di Morra
1520 - 1546
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3,403
Charles de Saint-Évremond
1613 - 1703
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3,404
C. S. Forester
1899 - 1966
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3,405
Alessandro Tassoni
1565 - 1635
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,406
Corrado Alvaro
1895 - 1956
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,407
Antonio García Gutiérrez
1813 - 1884
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,408
Ephraim Chambers
1680 - 1740
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,409
Hiromi Kawakami
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,410
Jean-François Revel
1924 - 2006
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,411
Johann Most
1846 - 1906
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 3,412
Lillian Hellman
1905 - 1984
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 3,413
Pierre Jean Jouve
1887 - 1976
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,414
Hélène Berr
1921 - 1945
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,415

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1680, Ephraim Chambers ranks 15. Before him are Richard Cantillon, Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia, Johann Baptist Zimmermann, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, Emanuele d'Astorga, and John Machin. After him are Barthold Heinrich Brockes, Angelo Maria Querini, Philippe Néricault Destouches, Bulleh Shah, and John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll. Among people deceased in 1740, Ephraim Chambers ranks 17. Before him are Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, Jan Kupecký, Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst, Olof Rudbeck the Younger, Pietro Ottoboni, and Vincent Lübeck. After him are Mastani, and Grace Sherwood.

Others Born in 1680

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Richard Cantillon
ECONOMIST
1680 - 1734
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 9
Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia
COMPANION
1680 - 1705
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 10
Johann Baptist Zimmermann
PAINTER
1680 - 1758
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 11
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
EXPLORER
1680 - 1767
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 12
Emanuele d'Astorga
COMPOSER
1680 - 1736
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 13
John Machin
ASTRONOMER
1680 - 1751
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 14
Ephraim Chambers
WRITER
1680 - 1740
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 15
Barthold Heinrich Brockes
WRITER
1680 - 1747
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 16
Angelo Maria Querini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1680 - 1755
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 17
Philippe Néricault Destouches
WRITER
1680 - 1754
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 18
Bulleh Shah
WRITER
1680 - 1757
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 19
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
POLITICIAN
1680 - 1743
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 20

Others Deceased in 1740

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Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1692 - 1740
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 11
Jan Kupecký
PAINTER
1667 - 1740
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 12
Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
NOBLEMAN
1679 - 1740
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 13
Olof Rudbeck the Younger
PHYSICIAN
1660 - 1740
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 14
Pietro Ottoboni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1667 - 1740
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 15
Vincent Lübeck
COMPOSER
1654 - 1740
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 16
Ephraim Chambers
WRITER
1680 - 1740
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 17
Mastani
COMPANION
1699 - 1740
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 18
Grace Sherwood
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1660 - 1740
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 19