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George William Russell

1867 - 1935

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George William Russell (10 April 1867 – 17 July 1935), who wrote with the pseudonym Æ (often written AE or A.E.), was an Irish writer, editor, critic, poet, painter and Irish nationalist. He was also a writer on mysticism, and a central figure in the group of devotees of theosophy which met in Dublin for many years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George William Russell is the 5,691st most popular writer (down from 5,646th in 2019), the 4,647th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,357th in 2019) and the 506th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, George William Russell ranks 5,691 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean-Paul Dubois, William Boyd, Frank Belknap Long, Otokar Březina, Bahaa Taher, and Michio Mado. After him are Dan Pagis, Darya Dontsova, T. C. Boyle, Natalena Koroleva, Werewere Liking, and Amiri Baraka.

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Among people born in 1867, George William Russell ranks 141. Before him are Ernest Dowson, Frank Brangwyn, Timrava, Wilberforce Eaves, Grigore Antipa, and Carlos Eugenio Restrepo. After him are Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane, Simon Guggenheim, José Vicente Concha, Florence Fuller, Annie Montague Alexander, and Henry Lawson. Among people deceased in 1935, George William Russell ranks 139. Before him are Guido Balzarini, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Jón Þorláksson, José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez, Herbert Ponting, and Silverio Izaguirre. After him are Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, Paolo Orsi, Patricio Arabolaza, Charles Kingsford Smith, Junior Durkin, and Ivar Otto Bendixson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George William Russell ranks 4,648 out of 8,785. Before him are Bill Hoskyns (1931), Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1858), Indira Varma (1973), Daniel Sharman (1986), Patrick McLoughlin (1957), and Zak Starkey (1965). After him are Owain Yeoman (1978), Amy Macdonald (1987), Marilyn Strathern (1941), Jim Capaldi (1944), James Wyatt (1746), and Elizabeth Montagu (1718).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George William Russell ranks 506. Before him are Charles Montagu Doughty (1843), Walter de la Mare (1873), Richard Llewellyn (1906), Nicholas Culpeper (1616), William Michael Rossetti (1829), and Charles Allston Collins (1828). After him are Elizabeth Montagu (1718), Jhumpa Lahiri (1967), David Garnett (1892), Humphrey Carpenter (1946), Roma Ryan (1950), and Wilbert Awdry (1911).

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