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George Washington Williams

1849 - 1891

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George Washington Williams (October 16, 1849 – August 2, 1891) was a soldier in the American Civil War and in Mexico before becoming a Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer on African-American history. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives. In the late 1880s, Williams turned his interest to Europe and Africa. After having been impressed by meeting King Leopold II of Belgium, he traveled in 1890 to the Congo Free State (then owned by the king) to see its development. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Washington Williams is the 5,042nd most popular writer (down from 4,886th in 2019), the 7,660th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,779th in 2019) and the 575th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, George Washington Williams ranks 5,042 out of 7,302Before him are Botho Strauß, Adolf Friedrich von Schack, Atiq Rahimi, Nicholas Evans, Vladimir Makanin, and Kalhana. After him are Rita Mae Brown, Lin Shu, Fatos Kongoli, Henriette Roland Holst, Wendela Hebbe, and Jean Vautrin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, George Washington Williams ranks 92Before him are Alfhild Agrell, José Manuel Pando, Panas Myrny, William Knox D'Arcy, John Hartley, and Rafael Reyes. After him are Joaquim Nabuco, Princess Marie of Hanover, Alfred Kleiner, Eugen Huber, Louis Glineur, and Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife. Among people deceased in 1891, George Washington Williams ranks 100Before him are Emma Abbott, Constantine Paparrigopoulos, Antonio Arenas, Joseph Roumanille, Anton Heinrich Springer, and Calixa Lavallée. After him are Joseph Bazalgette, George Bancroft, Henry Litolff, José María Urvina, Charles Bradlaugh, and Giovanni Caselli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Washington Williams ranks 7,662 out of 20,380Before him are Mary Travers (1936), Miguel Sandoval (1951), Peggy Wood (1892), Charlotte Moore Sitterly (1898), Julia Stiles (1981), and Mitchell Leisen (1898). After him are Joan Shawlee (1926), Robert Farnan (1877), Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858), George Kojac (1910), Rita Mae Brown (1944), and Marion Jones Farquhar (1879).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, George Washington Williams ranks 575Before him are John O'Hara (1905), Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), Rod Serling (1924), Edmund Wilson (1895), Louella Parsons (1881), and Frank Norris (1870). After him are Rita Mae Brown (1944), Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902), Jeffrey Eugenides (1960), John Gardner (1933), Joseph Wambaugh (1937), and Julia Alvarez (1950).