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George Moore

1852 - 1933

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George Augustus Moore (24 February 1852 – 21 January 1933) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. Moore came from a landed family of Catholics who lived at Moore Hall in Carra, County Mayo. He originally wanted to be a painter, and studied art in Paris during the 1870s. There, he befriended many of the leading French artists and writers of the day. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Moore is the 4,591st most popular writer (up from 4,894th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 213th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among writers, George Moore ranks 4,591 out of 7,302. Before him are Saneatsu Mushanokōji, Bruno Frank, Vincenzo Monti, John D. MacDonald, Leszek Engelking, and Mykola Kulish. After him are Yury Trifonov, Pelagonius, Sotades, Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak, Adela Zamudio, and Hedwig Courths-Mahler.

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Among people born in 1852, George Moore ranks 97. Before him are Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Simo Matavulj, Gérard Cooreman, Theo Heemskerk, and János Csernoch. After him are Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak, Joaquín Sánchez de Toca, Curt von François, Felix Graf von Bothmer, Fulgence Bienvenüe, and Daniel De Leon. Among people deceased in 1933, George Moore ranks 117. Before him are Renée Adorée, Jean Cugnot, Harriet Brooks, Kote Marjanishvili, Mykola Khvylovy, and Sophia Parnok. After him are Baltasar Brum, Archibald Sayce, George Saling, Ludwig Schlesinger, Ismael Montes, and Anita Rée.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, George Moore ranks 216 out of 549. Before him are Mary Proctor (1862), Shelley McNamara (1952), Jason O'Mara (1972), Martin Sheridan (1881), Sinéad Cusack (1948), and Veronica Guerin (1958). After him are Liam Cosgrave (1920), Tim Ahearne (1885), Becky Lynch (1987), Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913), Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin (1865), and Andrew Scott (1976).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, George Moore ranks 30. Before him are Edna O'Brien (1930), Elizabeth Bowen (1899), Cecil Day-Lewis (1904), Colm Tóibín (1955), Richard Steele (1672), and Brendan Behan (1923). After him are William Trevor (1928), Jane Wilde (1821), John Boyne (1971), Margaret Mazzantini (1961), Maeve Binchy (1939), and William McGonagall (1825).

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