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Henry Lawson

1867 - 1922

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Henry Archibald Hertzberg Lawson (17 June 1867 – 2 September 1922) was an Australian writer and bush poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest short story writer". A vocal nationalist and republican, Lawson regularly contributed to The Bulletin, and many of his works helped popularise the Australian vernacular in fiction. He wrote prolifically into the 1890s, after which his output declined, in part due to struggles with alcoholism and mental illness. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Lawson is the 6,062nd most popular writer (down from 6,059th in 2019), the 360th most popular biography from Australia (down from 331st in 2019) and the 21st most popular Australian Writer.

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Among writers, Henry Lawson ranks 6,062 out of 7,302. Before him are Wolfgang Hohlbein, Jonathan Safran Foer, Cyril Collard, Oscar Levertin, Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, and Gert Hofmann. After him are André Dhôtel, Chaz Bono, Alexander Amfiteatrov, Gustav Hasford, Michael Swanwick, and Maxine Kumin.

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Among people born in 1867, Henry Lawson ranks 147. Before him are George William Russell, Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane, Simon Guggenheim, José Vicente Concha, Florence Fuller, and Annie Montague Alexander. After him are William Dod, Edith Hamilton, Anders Peter Nielsen, Flora Finch, Alec B. Francis, and Lillian Wald. Among people deceased in 1922, Henry Lawson ranks 131. Before him are Pál Simon, Anna Missuna, Alfred Capus, John Butler Yeats, Liberato Marcial Rojas, and William Desmond Taylor. After him are Charles Thias, Lyman Abbott, Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet, Arthur Wesley Dow, John Wanamaker, and W. H. R. Rivers.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Henry Lawson ranks 360 out of 1,143. Before him are Hubert Wilkins (1888), Andrew Lesnie (1956), Peta Wilson (1970), Joan Hartigan (1912), Charles Kingsford Smith (1897), and Frank Gardner (1931). After him are Jason Culina (1980), Alex de Minaur (1999), Poppy Montgomery (1972), Frank Forde (1890), Thomas Blamey (1884), and Fanny Durack (1889).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Henry Lawson ranks 21. Before him are Joseph Jacobs (1854), Greg Egan (1961), Patricia Wrightson (1921), Trudi Canavan (1969), Markus Zusak (1975), and Banjo Paterson (1864). After him are Joan Lindsay (1896), Adam Elliot (1972), Robert Hughes (1938), Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920), Kate Morton (1976), and DBC Pierre (1961).

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