WRITER
Lydia Maria Child
1802 - 1880

Lydia Maria Child
Lydia Maria Child (née Francis; February 11, 1802 – October 20, 1880) was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Native American rights activist, novelist, journalist, and opponent of American expansionism. Her journals, both fiction and domestic manuals, reached wide audiences from the 1820s through the 1850s. At times she shocked her audience as she tried to take on issues of both male dominance and white supremacy in some of her stories. Despite these challenges, Child may be most remembered for her poem "Over the River and Through the Wood." Her grandparents' house, which she wrote about visiting, was restored by Tufts University in 1976 and stands near the Mystic River on South Street, in Medford, Massachusetts. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lydia Maria Child is the 5,528th most popular writer (up from 6,105th in 2019), the 8,756th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,241st in 2019) and the 649th most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Lydia Maria Child ranks 5,528 out of 7,302. Before her are David Weber, Aya Kitō, Zofka Kveder, William Tenn, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, and Val McDermid. After her are Xaviera Hollander, Shankha Ghosh, Juana Manuela Gorriti, Leonard Howell, Evgeny Sveshnikov, and Wang Meng.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid Weber
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 5,522
Aya Kitō
1962 - 1988
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5,523
Zofka Kveder
1878 - 1926
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5,524
William Tenn
1920 - 2010
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,525
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla
1911 - 1938
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,526
Val McDermid
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,527
Lydia Maria Child
1802 - 1880
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,528
Xaviera Hollander
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,529
Shankha Ghosh
1932 - 2021
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,530
Juana Manuela Gorriti
1818 - 1892
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,531
Leonard Howell
1898 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5,532
Evgeny Sveshnikov
1950 - 2021
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 5,533
Wang Meng
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 5,534
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1802, Lydia Maria Child ranks 58. Before her are Sylvain Van de Weyer, Charles-Mathias Simons, Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Nicholas Wiseman, Édouard Ménétries, and Dorothea Dix. After her are Manuel María Lombardini, David Octavius Hill, Andrei Stackenschneider, Miguel de San Román, Gideon Welles, and Letitia Elizabeth Landon. Among people deceased in 1880, Lydia Maria Child ranks 63. Before her are Christen Andreas Fonnesbech, Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco, William Hallowes Miller, Wilhelm Philippe Schimper, and Daniel Bashiel Warner. After her are Manolache Costache Epureanu, José Ignacio de Márquez, Manuel Murillo Toro, José Ruperto Monagas, Sanford Robinson Gifford, and Achille Guenée.
Others Born in 1802
Go to all RankingsSylvain Van de Weyer
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1874
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 52
Charles-Mathias Simons
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1874
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 53
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1881
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 54
Nicholas Wiseman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1802 - 1865
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 55
Édouard Ménétries
BIOLOGIST
1802 - 1861
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 56
Dorothea Dix
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1802 - 1887
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 57
Lydia Maria Child
WRITER
1802 - 1880
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 58
Manuel María Lombardini
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1853
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 59
David Octavius Hill
PAINTER
1802 - 1870
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 60
Andrei Stackenschneider
ARCHITECT
1802 - 1865
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 61
Miguel de San Román
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1863
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 62
Gideon Welles
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1878
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 63
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
WRITER
1802 - 1838
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 64
Others Deceased in 1880
Go to all RankingsChristen Andreas Fonnesbech
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1880
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 57
Thrasyvoulos Zaimis
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1880
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 58
José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1880
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 59
William Hallowes Miller
CHEMIST
1801 - 1880
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 60
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1880
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 61
Daniel Bashiel Warner
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1880
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 62
Lydia Maria Child
WRITER
1802 - 1880
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 63
Manolache Costache Epureanu
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1880
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 64
José Ignacio de Márquez
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1880
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 65
Manuel Murillo Toro
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1880
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 66
José Ruperto Monagas
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1880
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 67
Sanford Robinson Gifford
PAINTER
1823 - 1880
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 68
Achille Guenée
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 69
In United States
Among people born in United States, Lydia Maria Child ranks 8,758 out of 20,380. Before her are Charles Melton (1991), Richard Henry Lee (1732), Louise Lasser (1939), Missy Elliott (1971), Jim McGovern (1959), and Peter Del Monte (1943). After her are Elliott H. Lieb (1932), Frances Schroth (1893), Hal David (1921), Paul McCarthy (1945), Jeanne Bates (1918), and Bill Farmer (1952).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsCharles Melton
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 8,752
Richard Henry Lee
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1794
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 8,753
Louise Lasser
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 8,754
Missy Elliott
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 8,755
Jim McGovern
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 8,756
Peter Del Monte
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2021
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 8,757
Lydia Maria Child
WRITER
1802 - 1880
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 8,758
Elliott H. Lieb
PHYSICIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 8,759
Frances Schroth
SWIMMER
1893 - 1961
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 8,760
Hal David
MUSICIAN
1921 - 2012
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 8,761
Paul McCarthy
PAINTER
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 8,762
Jeanne Bates
ACTOR
1918 - 2007
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 8,763
Bill Farmer
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 8,764
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Lydia Maria Child ranks 649. Before her are Sara Paretsky (1947), Lew Rockwell (1944), Ann Bannon (1932), Kristin Hannah (1960), Peter S. Beagle (1939), and David Weber (1952). After her are Madeline Miller (1978), Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950), Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923), Candy Barr (1935), Scott Turow (1949), and Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836).
Sara Paretsky
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 643
Lew Rockwell
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 644
Ann Bannon
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 645
Kristin Hannah
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 646
Peter S. Beagle
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 647
David Weber
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 648
Lydia Maria Child
1802 - 1880
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 649
Madeline Miller
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 650
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
1950 - 2009
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 651
Cyril M. Kornbluth
1923 - 1958
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 652
Candy Barr
1935 - 2006
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 653
Scott Turow
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 654
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
1836 - 1907
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 655