RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Milman Parry

1902 - 1935

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Milman Parry (June 23, 1902 – December 3, 1935) was an American Classicist whose theories on the origin of Homer's works have revolutionized Homeric studies to such a fundamental degree that he has been described as the "Darwin of Homeric studies". In addition, he was a pioneer in the discipline of oral tradition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Milman Parry is the 2,694th most popular religious figure (down from 2,470th in 2024), the 6,805th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,850th in 2019) and the 67th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Milman Parry ranks 2,694 out of 3,187. Before him are Ned Maddrell, Frederick Jagiellon, Philadelphus of Byzantium, Peter Okpaleke, Jean-Paul Vesco, and Amenirdis II. After him are Pope Markianos of Alexandria, Polycarpus I of Byzantium, John Colet, Anselmo Lorenzo, Angelo Mai, and Ratramnus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Milman Parry ranks 228. Before him are Felisberto Hernández, Mario Magnozzi, Herbert Copeland, Yevgeny Petrov, Amparo Poch y Gascón, and Zaharia Stancu. After him are Carlos Schneeberger, Sergey Lebedev, Rudolf Viertl, Manuel Seoane, Martin Frič, and Giorgio Pessina. Among people deceased in 1935, Milman Parry ranks 117. Before him are Sylvain Lévi, Gottlieb von Jagow, Childe Hassam, Tryggvi Þórhallsson, Will Rogers, and Harald Sohlberg. After him are Alfred Roller, Herbert Giles, Vladimir Gilyarovsky, Francisco Cepeda, John Hartley, and Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Milman Parry ranks 6,806 out of 20,380. Before him are Big Bill Broonzy (1903), Richard Thomas (1951), Randall Wallace (1949), Jessica Walter (1941), and John Finn (1952). After him are Mike Starr (1950), Ruth Roman (1922), James Read (1953), Patti Scialfa (1953), Gordon Willis (1931), Butler Lampson (1943), and Barbara La Marr (1896).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Milman Parry ranks 67. Before him are Edmund Szoka (1927), Dorothy Stang (1931), Francis George (1937), Squanto (1585), Yusuf Estes (1944), and John Patrick Foley (1935). After him are Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774), Donald Wuerl (1940), Madalyn Murray O'Hair (1919), Emma Smith (1804), Francis Spellman (1889), and Adoniram Judson (1788).

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