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George Borrow

1803 - 1881

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George Henry Borrow (5 July 1803 – 26 July 1881) was an English writer of novels and of travel based on personal experiences in Europe. His travels gave him a close affinity with the Romani people of Europe, who figure strongly in his work. His best-known books are The Bible in Spain and the novels Lavengro and The Romany Rye, set in his time with the English Romanichal (Gypsies). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Borrow is the 4,988th most popular writer (up from 5,103rd in 2019), the 3,932nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,773rd in 2019) and the 423rd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, George Borrow ranks 4,988 out of 7,302. Before him are Lygia Bojunga Nunes, Hermann Kesten, Jack Finney, Mordecai Richler, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, and Kjell Espmark. After him are Jamaica Kincaid, Gonzalo Rojas, Mordecai Kaplan, Kārlis Skalbe, Fay Weldon, and Aleksei Kruchyonykh.

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Among people born in 1803, George Borrow ranks 70. Before him are Vladimir Odoyevsky, Sarah Yorke Jackson, Karl Schorn, José María Heredia y Heredia, Gustav von Alvensleben, and Jules d'Anethan. After him are Friedrich Ludwig Persius, Heinrich Ewald, Juan Bravo Murillo, Manuel Felipe de Tovar, Carl Jacob Löwig, and Jacob Abbott. Among people deceased in 1881, George Borrow ranks 75. Before him are Theodor Benfey, Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, Salvador Jovellanos, Gustav von Alvensleben, Jānis Cimze, and Wilhelm Matthias Naeff. After him are Gustav Neumann, Isaac Israel Hayes, Samuel Palmer, Kolyu Ficheto, Maurice Raynaud, and Johann Ludwig Krapf.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Borrow ranks 3,933 out of 8,785. Before him are Victor d'Arcy (1887), David Dunbar Buick (1854), Andy Bown (1946), Bob Fitzsimmons (1863), Ian Hunter (1939), and Emma Kirkby (1949). After him are Eddie Marsan (1968), Fay Weldon (1931), David MacMillan (1968), Ian Abercrombie (1934), Henry Daniell (1894), and Peter Whitehead (1914).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George Borrow ranks 423. Before him are Peter Ackroyd (1949), Alex Garland (1970), Eva Crane (1912), Anna Löwenstein (1951), Cynewulf (900), and W. W. Jacobs (1863). After him are Fay Weldon (1931), Ælfric of Eynsham (955), Henry of Huntingdon (1080), Robert Hugh Benson (1871), Richard Bentley (1662), and Nicholas Evans (1950).

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