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James Mason

1849 - 1905

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James Mason (19 November 1849 – 12 January 1905) was an Irish-American chess player, journalist and writer who became one of the world's best half-dozen players in the 1880s. Mason was ranked the number 1 player in the world by Chessmetrics during 11 separate months between August 1877 and June 1878. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Mason is the 6,550th most popular writer (up from 6,621st in 2019), the 372nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 367th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Irish Writer.

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Among writers, James Mason ranks 6,550 out of 7,302. Before him are Kofi Awoonor, Coventry Patmore, Nambi Narayanan, Dulce Chacón, R. S. Thomas, and Aleksandar Hemon. After him are María Dueñas, John Scalzi, Sabine Baring-Gould, Didier Van Cauwelaert, Merethe Lindstrøm, and Pat Conroy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, James Mason ranks 111. Before him are Edmund Gosse, Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, Aston Webb, Sarat Chandra Das, William R. Day, and Edwin Lord Weeks. After him are Henrietta Edwards, and Sarah Orne Jewett. Among people deceased in 1905, James Mason ranks 98. Before him are Mabel Cahill, Vjenceslav Novak, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Enoch Sontonga, Fitzhugh Lee, and George S. Boutwell. After him is Sarah E. Goode.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, James Mason ranks 372 out of 549. Before him are Brían F. O'Byrne (1967), James Mitchel (1864), Edward Donovan (1768), Henry John Stephen Smith (1826), Edward Barrett (1877), and Seán Mac Diarmada (1883). After him are Anne Enright (1962), Leo Varadkar (1979), Lenny Abrahamson (1966), Orla Brady (1961), Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848), and Colin O'Donoghue (1981).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, James Mason ranks 51. Before him are Colum McCann (1965), Roddy Doyle (1958), Sally Rooney (1991), Frank Harris (1856), Cecelia Ahern (1981), and Claire Keegan (1968). After him are Anne Enright (1962), Terence MacSwiney (1879), Patrick Kavanagh (1904), Thomas MacDonagh (1878), Padraic Colum (1881), and Michael Davitt (1846).

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