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John Gower

1330 - 1408

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John Gower (; c. 1330 – October 1408) was an English poet, a contemporary of William Langland and the Pearl Poet, and a personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer. He is remembered primarily for three major works—the Mirour de l'Omme, Vox Clamantis, and Confessio Amantis—three long poems written in French, Latin, and English respectively, which are united by common moral and political themes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Gower is the 4,175th most popular writer (up from 5,026th in 2019), the 3,313th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,704th in 2019) and the 364th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Gower ranks 4,175 out of 7,302. Before him are Francesco Mario Pagano, Abbās al-Aqqād, Lydia Becker, Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil, Gyula Illyés, and James Allen. After him are Sara Lidman, Žemaitė, Sakina Akhundzadeh, Eliza Acton, Francis Marrash, and Robert G. Ingersoll.

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Among people born in 1330, John Gower ranks 19. Before him are Lala Şahin Pasha, Ashikaga Yoshiakira, André Beauneveu, Bartolo di Fredi, Antonio Venier, and Giusto de' Menabuoi.  Among people deceased in 1408, John Gower ranks 8. Before him are John VII Palaiologos, Miran Shah, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, Muhammad VII of Granada, and William II of Berg. After him is Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Gower ranks 3,314 out of 8,785. Before him are John Anderson (1833), Billy Meredith (1874), Lydia Becker (1827), Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609), James Allen (1864), and Matthew Hopkins (1620). After him are Warren Clarke (1947), Eliza Acton (1799), Jeremy Bulloch (1945), James MacMillan (1959), Maurice Dobb (1900), and Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Gower ranks 364. Before him are Eric Frank Russell (1905), Pippa Middleton (1983), Sue Townsend (1946), William Thoms (1803), Lydia Becker (1827), and James Allen (1864). After him are Eliza Acton (1799), Walter Map (1140), Christopher Priest (1943), William Davenant (1606), William Hazlitt (1778), and Raphael Holinshed (1529).

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