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Ethel Voynich

1864 - 1960

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Ethel Lilian Voynich (née Boole; 11 May 1864 – 27 July 1960) was an Irish-born novelist and musician, and a supporter of several revolutionary causes. She was born in Cork, but grew up in Lancashire, England. Voynich was a significant figure, not only on the late Victorian literary scene, but also in Russian émigré circles. She is best known for her novel The Gadfly, which became hugely popular in her lifetime, especially in the Soviet Union. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ethel Voynich is the 1,357th most popular writer (down from 1,110th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 44th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Irish Writer.

Ethel Voynich is most famous for the Voynich Manuscript, a handwritten book that has been carbon dated to the early 15th century. The book has never been deciphered and it's unknown what language it is written in.

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Among writers, Ethel Voynich ranks 1,357 out of 7,302. Before her are Paul Scarron, Fredric Brown, David C. H. Austin, Norman Mailer, Harry Harrison, and Jakob Wassermann. After her are Matteo Maria Boiardo, Cassius Longinus, Garcilaso de la Vega, Li Qingzhao, Vidyapati, and Qiu Jin.

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Among people born in 1864, Ethel Voynich ranks 49. Before her are Draga Mašin, Franz Oppenheimer, Reginald Dyer, Séraphine Louis, Auguste Charlois, and Kikunae Ikeda. After her are Qi Baishi, Hermann Weingärtner, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, Joseph Bédier, Carl Correns, and Henri de Régnier. Among people deceased in 1960, Ethel Voynich ranks 43. Before her are Frank Lloyd, Ida Rubinstein, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Hugo Alfvén, Victor Klemperer, and Otoya Yamaguchi. After her are Beno Gutenberg, Mack Sennett, Jacques Becker, Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria, Norodom Suramarit, and Hashim al-Atassi.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Ethel Voynich ranks 70 out of 549. Before her are John Tyndall (1820), Eileen Gray (1878), Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Dolores O'Riordan (1971), Saint Gall (550), and Vergilius of Salzburg (700). After her are William C. Campbell (1930), Colin Farrell (1976), Mary Robinson (1944), James Ussher (1581), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), and Diarmait Mac Murchada (1110).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Ethel Voynich ranks 13. Before her are W. B. Yeats (1865), Augusta, Lady Gregory (1852), Laurence Sterne (1713), Joseph Murphy (1898), Iris Murdoch (1919), and Saint Gall (550). After her are Sheridan Le Fanu (1814), Thomas Moore (1779), Oliver Goldsmith (1728), John Banville (1945), Christy Brown (1932), and Charles Maturin (1780).

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