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Ernest Dowson

1867 - 1900

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Ernest Christopher Dowson (2 August 1867 – 23 February 1900) was an English poet, novelist, and short-story writer. Despite his short lifespan, he made a lasting impression on the literature of the English fin-de-siecle through his Decadent poetry. After Dowson's death, his collected poetry was published in an edition illustrated by the artist Aubrey Beardsley, with an introduction by the poet Arthur Symons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Dowson is the 5,338th most popular writer (up from 5,675th in 2019), the 4,260th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,387th in 2019) and the 462nd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Ernest Dowson ranks 5,338 out of 7,302. Before him are Richard D. Ryder, Mikhail Shishkin, Gamal El-Ghitani, Edward Rutherfurd, Takashi Tezuka, and Carol J. Adams. After him are Ariel Durant, Alan Ayckbourn, David Brown, Suryakant Tripathi, Alexander Vostokov, and Kama Sywor Kamanda.

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Among people born in 1867, Ernest Dowson ranks 135. Before him are Victor Thibault, Charles Dana Gibson, Petr Bezruč, Vikenty Veresaev, György Almásy, and Ludwig Thoma. After him are Frank Brangwyn, Timrava, Wilberforce Eaves, Grigore Antipa, Carlos Eugenio Restrepo, and George William Russell. Among people deceased in 1900, Ernest Dowson ranks 92. Before him are Nicolae Crețulescu, Albert Samain, Charles Piazzi Smyth, Tomás Gomensoro Albín, Victoire Léodile Béra, and George Grove. After him are József Szlávy, Raimundo Andueza Palacio, William Stanley Haseltine, George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Augustus Pitt Rivers, and R. D. Blackmore.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ernest Dowson ranks 4,261 out of 8,785. Before him are Daniel Harding (1975), Frank Dillane (1991), Richard D. Ryder (1940), Stephen Gardiner (1497), Edward Rutherfurd (1948), and Spike Edney (1951). After him are Alan Ayckbourn (1939), Joseph Bramah (1748), Johnny Marr (1963), Michael Frayn (1933), Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (1810), and Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ernest Dowson ranks 462. Before him are George Grove (1820), Roger Hargreaves (1935), Peter F. Hamilton (1960), Thomas Love Peacock (1785), Richard D. Ryder (1940), and Edward Rutherfurd (1948). After him are Alan Ayckbourn (1939), Michael Frayn (1933), Ramsey Campbell (1946), Aneirin (525), Pat Barker (1943), and Anne V. Coates (1925).

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