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James Hogg

1770 - 1835

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James Hogg (1770 – 21 November 1835) was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both Scots and English. As a young man he worked as a shepherd and farmhand, and was largely self-educated through reading. He was a friend of many of the great writers of his day, including Sir Walter Scott, of whom he later wrote an unauthorised biography. He became widely known as the "Ettrick Shepherd", a nickname under which some of his works were published, and the character name he was given in the widely read series Noctes Ambrosianae, published in Blackwood's Magazine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Hogg is the 5,866th most popular writer (down from 5,673rd in 2019), the 4,866th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,385th in 2019) and the 527th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, James Hogg ranks 5,866 out of 7,302. Before him are Karel Schoeman, Gjorgji Abadžiev, Lady Charlotte Guest, Paul-Eerik Rummo, Flora Nwapa, and Daniel Goldhagen. After him are Stanislava Staša Zajović, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Karim Rashid, Charles Wilkins, Oliverio Girondo, and Göran Sonnevi.

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Among people born in 1770, James Hogg ranks 42. Before him are Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor, Georges Mouton, William Huskisson, Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau, William Nicol, and Albrecht Berblinger. After him are Thomas Phillips, and David Thompson. Among people deceased in 1835, James Hogg ranks 37. Before him are Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito, Pauline Auzou, Andreas Miaoulis, William Cobbett, Muthuswami Dikshitar, and Kazimierz Brodziński. After him is Felicia Hemans.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Hogg ranks 4,867 out of 8,785. Before him are Mark Haddon (1962), David Owen (1938), Lady Charlotte Guest (1812), John Paul Young (1950), Arthur Whitten Brown (1886), and Geoffrey Crossley (1921). After him are Paul Carrack (1951), Robert Torrens (1780), Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823), Audrey Williamson (1926), Charles Wilkins (1749), and Paul Nash (1889).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, James Hogg ranks 527. Before him are John Clare (1793), Arthur Symons (1865), Francis Chichester (1901), John Wain (1925), Mark Haddon (1962), and Lady Charlotte Guest (1812). After him are Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823), Charles Wilkins (1749), David Seidler (1937), Susanna Clarke (1959), Frederick Rolfe (1860), and Richard Hoggart (1918).

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