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M. H. Abrams

1912 - 2015

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Meyer Howard Abrams (July 23, 1912 – April 21, 2015), usually cited as M. H. Abrams, was an American literary critic, known for works on romanticism, in particular his book The Mirror and the Lamp. Under Abrams's editorship, The Norton Anthology of English Literature became the standard text for undergraduate survey courses across the U.S. and a major trendsetter in literary canon formation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). M. H. Abrams is the 6,169th most popular writer (up from 6,577th in 2024), the 10,828th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,780th in 2019) and the 794th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, M. H. Abrams ranks 6,169 out of 7,302. Before him are Philippa Pearce, Lee Strobel, Oliver Friggieri, Lawrence Venuti, Pia Tafdrup, and Tony Hillerman. After him are Bill Prady, Thomas M. Disch, Sidney Lee, Hugh Howey, Kenneth Burke, and Philippe Delerm.

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Among people born in 1912, M. H. Abrams ranks 384. Before him are Alfred Schmalzer, Henry Jonsson, Lukas Ammann, Eleazar de Carvalho, Øivind Holmsen, and Art Mollner. After him are Tillie Olsen, Elizaveta Mukasei, Burkhard Gantenbein, Jaap Mol, Joseph Van Ingelgem, and Valerie Davies. Among people deceased in 2015, M. H. Abrams ranks 449. Before him are Chris Burden, Abu Anas al-Libi, Andy Fraser, Steve Strange, Edward Brooke, and Bassel Khartabil. After him are Hitoshi Saito, Alberta Watson, Martin Milner, Ray Lumpp, Ferenc Juhász, and Robert Spitzer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, M. H. Abrams ranks 10,830 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Brooke (1919), Jim Nabors (1930), Keen Johnson (1896), Joe Mantell (1915), Jim Pollard (1922), and Taylor Momsen (1993). After him are Adam Arkin (1956), Stanley Wagner (1908), Andy Timmons (1963), Mindy Sterling (1953), Ty Hardin (1930), and David Rittenhouse (1732).

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Among writers born in United States, M. H. Abrams ranks 794. Before him are Donald A. Wollheim (1914), John Logan (1961), Dick Cavett (1936), Lee Strobel (1952), Lawrence Venuti (1953), and Tony Hillerman (1925). After him are Bill Prady (1960), Hugh Howey (1975), Kenneth Burke (1897), Larry Kramer (1935), John Jakes (1932), and Daniel Pearl (1963).

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