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Marianne Moore

1887 - 1972

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Marianne Craig Moore (November 15, 1887 – February 5, 1972) was an American modernist poet, critic, translator, and editor. Her poetry is noted for its formal innovation, precise diction, irony, and wit. In 1968, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature by Nobel Committee member Erik Lindegren. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marianne Moore is the 3,798th most popular writer (up from 3,846th in 2019), the 5,494th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,958th in 2019) and the 437th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Marianne Moore ranks 3,798 out of 7,302. Before her are Auguste Barbier, Merab Kostava, Donald Barthelme, Peter Mayle, Anton Delvig, and Irakli Abashidze. After her are Laurens van der Post, Ari Behn, Farrukhi Sistani, Wang Bo, Luigi Capuana, and Ricardo Piglia.

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Among people born in 1887, Marianne Moore ranks 170. Before her are Radasłaŭ Astroŭski, Rupert Brooke, Aldo Leopold, Sigrid Fick, Courtney Hodges, and Ernst Toch. After her are Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, Prince Gustav of Denmark, Peter Arshinov, Giorgio Zampori, Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, and Oskar Luts. Among people deceased in 1972, Marianne Moore ranks 147. Before her are Jimmy Douglas, Gustav Wiederkehr, Abeid Karume, Alfons Gorbach, Martim Mércio da Silveira, and Abraham Joshua Heschel. After her are Alfred Schmidt, Max Fleischer, Balys Dvarionas, Robert Andersson, Markos Vamvakaris, and Romas Kalanta.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marianne Moore ranks 5,494 out of 20,380. Before her are Robert Herman (1914), William R. Orthwein (1881), Charles E. Brady Jr. (1951), Noah Beery Jr. (1913), Jorja Fox (1968), and Hal Moore (1922). After her are Johnny Hayes (1886), Robert Cummings (1910), George Duke (1946), Christopher Atkins (1961), Jerry Hall (1956), and John Trumbull (1756).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Marianne Moore ranks 437. Before her are Spencer Johnson (1938), Dennis Lehane (1965), V. C. Andrews (1923), Anna Katharine Green (1846), Murray Leinster (1896), and Donald Barthelme (1931). After her are Bill Bryson (1951), Zoe Akins (1886), Sara Teasdale (1884), Delia Owens (1949), Greg Bear (1951), and David Brin (1950).

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