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Max Beerbohm

1872 - 1956

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Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (24 August 1872 – 20 May 1956) was an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist under the signature Max. He first became known in the 1890s as a dandy and a humorist. He was the drama critic for the Saturday Review from 1898 until 1910, when he relocated to Rapallo, Italy. In his later years he was popular for his occasional radio broadcasts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max Beerbohm is the 4,802nd most popular writer (up from 5,085th in 2019), the 3,769th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,751st in 2019) and the 409th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Max Beerbohm ranks 4,802 out of 7,302. Before him are Iakob Gogebashvili, Christian Lassen, Georgi Gospodinov, Mikhail Kheraskov, Rosa Chacel, and Sevasti Qiriazi. After him are Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Béla Illés, Rube Goldberg, David E. Kelley, Ricardo Palma, and Klabund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Max Beerbohm ranks 153. Before him are Barbu Știrbey, Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, Zane Grey, Nikola Mushanov, Jan Szczepanik, and Feliciano Viera. After him are Oswaldo Cruz, Otto Witte, Julio Acosta García, Henri Hubert, Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols, and Wivi Lönn. Among people deceased in 1956, Max Beerbohm ranks 165. Before him are Louis Calhern, Albert Kluyver, George Bancroft, Juan José de Amézaga, René Bougnol, and César Espinoza. After him are Augustin Chantrel, Pelageya Shajn, Frithiof Mårtensson, E. T. Whittaker, Pierre Allemane, and Marie Juchacz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Max Beerbohm ranks 3,770 out of 8,785. Before him are Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (1355), Tommy Banks (1929), Henry Bishop (1786), Edward Blore (1787), Maureen Starkey Tigrett (1946), and Chris Farlowe (1940). After him are William Hallowes Miller (1801), Suze Randall (1946), Murray Rose (1939), Aaron Arrowsmith (1750), Steve Coogan (1965), and Rowan Williams (1950).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Max Beerbohm ranks 409. Before him are Joe Abercrombie (1974), Thomas Middleton (1580), Quentin Crisp (1908), Henri Alleg (1921), John Mawe (1764), and Michael Hirst (1952). After him are Taylor Caldwell (1900), Roger Ascham (1515), Helen Fielding (1958), Ronald Knox (1888), Hanif Kureishi (1954), and Clare Hollingworth (1911).

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