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Hugh MacDiarmid

1892 - 1978

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Christopher Murray Grieve (11 August 1892 – 9 September 1978), best known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid ( mək-DUR-mid, Scots: [ˈhju məkˈdjɑrmɪd]), was a Scottish poet, journalist, essayist and political figure. He is considered one of the principal forces behind the Scottish Renaissance and has had a lasting impact on Scottish culture and politics. He was a founding member of the National Party of Scotland in 1928 but left in 1933 due to his Marxist–Leninist views. He joined the Communist Party of Great Britain the following year only to be expelled in 1938 for his nationalist sympathies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh MacDiarmid is the 6,429th most popular writer (up from 6,838th in 2019), the 5,744th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,374th in 2019) and the 642nd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Hugh MacDiarmid ranks 6,429 out of 7,302. Before him are Terry Southern, Carmen Posadas, John Burroughs, John Gribbin, Bosley Crowther, and Robert Elsie. After him are Helen Bannerman, Rohinton Mistry, Sarah Josepha Hale, Alan Dundes, Ruth Graham, and Greil Marcus.

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Among people born in 1892, Hugh MacDiarmid ranks 297. Before him are Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi, Nico Bouvy, Keith Park, Patricia Collinge, Slim Summerville, and John Litel. After him are George Barnes, Walter Hagen, Alfred Lunt, Ruth Roland, Wilhelm Lützow, and William Demarest. Among people deceased in 1978, Hugh MacDiarmid ranks 260. Before him are Ewald Balser, Larry Young, Dan Dailey, Pavel Antokolsky, Wendy Barrie, and Ray Noble. After him are Theresa Weld, Kamil Tolon, Jean Claessens, Ruth Etting, Kathryn McGuire, and Selwyn Lloyd.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hugh MacDiarmid ranks 5,746 out of 8,785. Before him are William Lyon Mackenzie (1795), Oliver Parker (1960), John Gribbin (1946), Emma Chambers (1964), Adam Ant (1954), and Terry George (1952). After him are Walter Smith (1948), John Evan (1948), Helen Bannerman (1862), Edward Augustus Freeman (1823), Josephine Tewson (1931), and Kenneth Williams (1926).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Hugh MacDiarmid ranks 642. Before him are Alan Hollinghurst (1954), William Empson (1906), Denise Levertov (1923), P. H. Newby (1918), Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), and John Gribbin (1946). After him are Helen Bannerman (1862), Dan Abnett (1965), Brian Friel (1929), John Arden (1930), Thomas Hood (1799), and George MacDonald Fraser (1925).

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