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H. Rider Haggard

1856 - 1925

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Sir Henry Rider Haggard (; 22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land reform throughout the British Empire. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature and including the eighteen Allan Quatermain stories beginning with King Solomon's Mines, continue to be popular and influential. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. H. Rider Haggard is the 912th most popular writer (up from 978th in 2019), the 852nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 756th in 2019) and the 91st most popular British Writer.

H. Rider Haggard is most famous for his adventure novels, including King Solomon's Mines, She, and Allan Quatermain.

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Among writers, H. Rider Haggard ranks 912 out of 7,302. Before him are Wilkie Collins, Władysław Tarnowski, Leconte de Lisle, Samuel Richardson, Adunis, and Pierre-Jean de Béranger. After him are Italo Svevo, Mercè Rodoreda, MacKenzie Scott, Ida Tarbell, Etty Hillesum, and Christopher Tolkien.

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Among people born in 1856, H. Rider Haggard ranks 28. Before him are Frank B. Kellogg, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli, Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Andrey Markov, and Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen. After him are John Singer Sargent, Carl David Tolmé Runge, Jean Moréas, Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Mikhail Vrubel, and Pedro Lascuráin. Among people deceased in 1925, H. Rider Haggard ranks 30. Before him are Félix Vallotton, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Aleksey Kuropatkin, Wong Fei-hung, Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, and Oliver Heaviside. After him are John Singer Sargent, Pier Giorgio Frassati, Percy Fawcett, Karl Abraham, Christian Krohg, and Robert M. La Follette.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, H. Rider Haggard ranks 852 out of 8,785. Before him are Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864), Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Samuel Richardson (1689), Eadwig (940), Sawney Bean (1600), and Daniel Rutherford (1749). After him are Sean Bean (1959), Charles Frederick Worth (1825), John Nelson Darby (1800), J. Bruce Ismay (1862), Christopher Tolkien (1924), and Michael Halliday (1925).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, H. Rider Haggard ranks 91. Before him are James May (1963), Ian McEwan (1948), Ernest Thompson Seton (1860), Eleanor Marx (1855), Wilkie Collins (1824), and Samuel Richardson (1689). After him are Christopher Tolkien (1924), Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878), Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809), David Irving (1938), Percy Fawcett (1867), and Samuel Butler (1612).

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