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George Gissing

1857 - 1903

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George Robert Gissing ( GHISS-ing; 22 November 1857 – 28 December 1903) was an English novelist, who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903. In the 1890s he was considered one of the three greatest novelists in England, and by the 1940s he had been recognised as a literary genius. Gissing's best-known works have reappeared in modern editions. They include The Nether World (1889), New Grub Street (1891) and The Odd Women (1893). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Gissing is the 986th most popular writer (up from 3,564th in 2019), the 920th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,551st in 2019) and the 100th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, George Gissing ranks 986 out of 7,302. Before him are Victorien Sardou, Bruce Chatwin, Heinrich Kramer, Philip Pullman, Basava, and George of Pisidia. After him are Lawrence Durrell, Taha Hussein, Jacques Hébert, Hartmann von Aue, Sherwood Anderson, and Joachim du Bellay.

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Among people born in 1857, George Gissing ranks 37. Before him are Aleksandr Lyapunov, Ida Tarbell, A. E. Waite, Karl Pearson, Cécile Chaminade, and Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal. After him are Christian Michelsen, 12th Dalai Lama, Otto von Below, Max Klinger, Wilhelm Johannsen, and Georges Gilles de la Tourette. Among people deceased in 1903, George Gissing ranks 16. Before him are Josiah Willard Gibbs, Alexander I of Serbia, Hugo Wolf, Otto Weininger, Gemma Galgani, and Gotse Delchev. After him are Alexander Bain, Draga Mašin, Calamity Jane, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, Vasily Dokuchaev, and Marcel Renault.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Gissing ranks 920 out of 8,785. Before him are Louise of Great Britain (1724), Christian Bale (1974), Bruce Chatwin (1940), Philip Pullman (1946), Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517), and David A. Stewart (1952). After him are Ronnie Wood (1947), Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902), George Smith (1840), David Coverdale (1951), Charles Wheatstone (1802), and William Wilberforce (1759).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George Gissing ranks 100. Before him are Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809), David Irving (1938), Percy Fawcett (1867), Samuel Butler (1612), Bruce Chatwin (1940), and Philip Pullman (1946). After him are E. M. Forster (1879), Ann Radcliffe (1764), John Fowles (1926), Thomas Malory (1405), Edmund Spenser (1552), and James Hadley Chase (1906).

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