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John Greenleaf Whittier

1807 - 1892

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John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the fireside poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Whittier is remembered particularly for his anti-slavery writings, as well as his 1866 book Snow-Bound. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Greenleaf Whittier is the 5,416th most popular writer (up from 6,075th in 2019), the 8,502nd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,078th in 2019) and the 628th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, John Greenleaf Whittier ranks 5,416 out of 7,302. Before him are Virgilio Piñera, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Sida Košutić, Elmer Rice, Mark Strand, and James Cooke Brown. After him are Thomas Mofolo, Iryna Vilde, Brigitte Reimann, M. R. James, Manuel Antônio de Almeida, and Gabriele Kuby.

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Among people born in 1807, John Greenleaf Whittier ranks 51. Before him are Ignatius Brianchaninov, Jules Verreaux, Wilford Woodruff, Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff, Arnold Henry Guyot, and Bernhard Horwitz. After him are Peter Hardeman Burnett, David Rice Atchison, Ira Aldridge, Robert McClure, James Abbott, and Henry Sewell. Among people deceased in 1892, John Greenleaf Whittier ranks 79. Before him are Robert Franz, Ernestine Rose, Jay Gould, Sereno Watson, Dimitrios Valvis, and Johan Sverdrup. After him are Georgi Valkovich, Juana Manuela Gorriti, Alexandre Levy, Teréz Karacs, James Skivring Smith, and Harry Atkinson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Greenleaf Whittier ranks 8,504 out of 20,380. Before him are Betty Davis (1945), Orville Gibson (1856), Robert S. Kimbrough (1967), A. P. Hill (1825), Grace Lee Whitney (1930), and Nicholas Gonzalez (1976). After him are Anne Osborn Krueger (1934), Bill Monroe (1911), Ben Hogan (1912), Sidney Darlington (1906), Giorgos Kaminis (1954), and Iris Marion Young (1949).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Greenleaf Whittier ranks 628. Before him are James Lee Burke (1936), Robin Morgan (1941), Paddy Chayefsky (1923), Frank O'Hara (1926), Katherine Neville (1945), and Elmer Rice (1892). After him are Eve Ensler (1953), John Holt (1923), Robert Coover (1932), Fran Lebowitz (1950), Chaim Potok (1929), and Robert Christgau (1942).

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