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George MacDonald

1824 - 1905

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George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational minister. He became a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow-writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works of Christian theology, including several collections of sermons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George MacDonald is the 2,045th most popular writer (up from 2,079th in 2019), the 1,809th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,572nd in 2019) and the 195th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, George MacDonald ranks 2,045 out of 7,302. Before him are Emma Jung, Pir Sultan Abdal, Reşat Nuri Güntekin, John Moschus, Hadewijch, and Michael Choniates. After him are Eduard Uspensky, Herodas, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Jaume Cabré, Uri Orlev, and Eutychius of Alexandria.

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Among people born in 1824, George MacDonald ranks 35. Before him are Johann Wilhelm Hittorf, Jozef Israëls, Adolphe Monticelli, John Kerr, Levi P. Morton, and Kuno Fischer. After him are Heinrich Hofmann, Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este, Gustave Boulanger, Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden, Mikhail Loris-Melikov, and Emmanuel Frémiet. Among people deceased in 1905, George MacDonald ranks 32. Before him are Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, Carmine Crocco, Marcel Schwob, Lew Wallace, and Hudson Taylor. After him are Pedro Américo, Meyer Guggenheim, Ivan Sechenov, Henrik Sjöberg, Infanta Amalia of Spain, and Clément Juglar.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George MacDonald ranks 1,809 out of 8,785. Before him are Hudson Taylor (1832), George Robert Waterhouse (1810), Francis Baily (1774), Catherine Eddowes (1842), John Bowring (1792), and William Boyce (1711). After him are Kate Sheppard (1848), Nehemiah Grew (1641), Samuel Bellamy (1689), James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (1531), Terry Cooper (1944), and Brian Clough (1935).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George MacDonald ranks 195. Before him are James Herriot (1916), Robert Southey (1774), George Meredith (1828), Robert Chambers (1802), Philip Sidney (1554), and Anne Perry (1938). After him are Frederick Marryat (1792), Christopher Isherwood (1904), Marjorie Boulton (1924), Kingsley Amis (1922), Arthur Young (1741), and Richard Aldington (1892).

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