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Eric Knight

1897 - 1943

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Eric Mowbray Knight (10 April 1897 – 15 January 1943) was an English novelist and screenwriter, who is mainly known for his 1940 novel Lassie Come-Home, which introduced the fictional collie Lassie. He took American citizenship in 1942 shortly before his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Knight is the 2,447th most popular writer (down from 2,251st in 2019), the 2,078th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,679th in 2019) and the 234th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Eric Knight ranks 2,447 out of 7,302. Before him are Stefan Żeromski, Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, Theodore Sturgeon, José-Maria de Heredia, and Wilhelm Worringer. After him are Fritz Leiber, Israel Zolli, Lytton Strachey, Samael Aun Weor, Maria Skobtsova, and Pavel Kohout.

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Among people born in 1897, Eric Knight ranks 129. Before him are Peter Högl, J. P. Guilford, Manlio Brosio, Joseph Darnand, Nisargadatta Maharaj, and Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley. After him are Elisabeth Bergner, Bulbul, Georgy Shpagin, Agustín Lara, Georgios Grivas, and Wilhelm Falley. Among people deceased in 1943, Eric Knight ranks 90. Before him are Manshuk Mametova, Agustín Pedro Justo, Constantin Prezan, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Ricardo Viñes, and Giuseppe Terragni. After him are Hans Woellke, Guido Fubini, Vladimir Kokovtsov, Richard Sears, Rihard Jakopič, and Ivo Lola Ribar.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eric Knight ranks 2,078 out of 8,785. Before him are Effie Gray (1828), Chris Martin (1977), James Wolfe (1727), William Hamilton (1730), Edward Cave (1691), and Joan Robinson (1903). After him are Julian of Norwich (1342), Lytton Strachey (1880), Malo (487), Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862), June Almeida (1930), and Vince Clarke (1960).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Eric Knight ranks 234. Before him are Sister Nivedita (1867), John Marston (1576), Noël Coward (1899), James Boswell (1740), Irvine Welsh (1957), and Arnold Wesker (1932). After him are Lytton Strachey (1880), William Auld (1924), Charles Mackay (1814), Stephen Baxter (1957), George Whitefield (1714), and Rebecca West (1892).

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