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Nahum Tate

1652 - 1715

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Nahum Tate ( NAY-əm TAYT; 1652 – 30 July 1715) was an Anglo-Irish poet, hymnist, and lyricist, who became Poet Laureate in 1692. Tate is best known for The History of King Lear, his 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, and for his libretto for Henry Purcell's opera, Dido and Aeneas. He also wrote the lyrics to a Christmas carol, "While shepherds watched their flocks". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nahum Tate is the 5,681st most popular writer (up from 6,215th in 2019), the 274th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 325th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among writers, Nahum Tate ranks 5,681 out of 7,302. Before him are Mary L. Trump, Nicholas Culpeper, Booth Tarkington, Charlotte von Ahlefeld, Gregório de Matos, and William Michael Rossetti. After him are Emine Semiye Önasya, Charles Allston Collins, Lars Ahlin, Jean-Paul Dubois, William Boyd, and Frank Belknap Long.

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Among people born in 1652, Nahum Tate ranks 16. Before him are Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental, Thomas Otway, Johann Ernst Glück, Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt, Pavao Ritter Vitezović, and Jan Brokoff.  Among people deceased in 1715, Nahum Tate ranks 19. Before him are François Girardon, Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Pierre Magnol, Nicolas Lemery, Joseph Raphson, and Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Nahum Tate ranks 274 out of 549. Before him are Domhnall Gleeson (1983), Liam Brady (1956), Brian Shawe-Taylor (1915), James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665), Eoin Colfer (1965), and Caoimhín Kelleher (1998). After him are John O'Shea (1981), Cathal Brugha (1874), Jacksepticeye (1990), Pat O'Callaghan (1906), Stuart Townsend (1972), and David Kennedy (1953).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Nahum Tate ranks 39. Before him are John Boyne (1971), Margaret Mazzantini (1961), Maeve Binchy (1939), William McGonagall (1825), Sydney, Lady Morgan (1776), and Eoin Colfer (1965). After him are John Connolly (1968), Michael Scott (1959), Liam O'Flaherty (1896), Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906), Frances Power Cobbe (1822), and Colum McCann (1965).

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