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Paul Scott

1920 - 1978

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Paul Mark Scott (25 March 1920 – 1 March 1978) was an English novelist best known for his tetralogy The Raj Quartet. In the last years of his life, his novel Staying On won the Booker Prize (1977). The series of books was dramatised by Granada Television during the 1980s and won Scott the public and critical acclaim that he had not received during his lifetime. Born in suburban London, Scott was posted to India, Burma and Malaya during World War II. On return to London he worked as a notable literary agent, before deciding to write full time from 1960. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Scott is the 6,119th most popular writer (up from 6,173rd in 2019), the 5,178th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,143rd in 2019) and the 568th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Paul Scott ranks 6,119 out of 7,302. Before him are Ğäliäsğar Kamal, William Bell Scott, Paul Arène, Michael Lewis, Albert Kivikas, and David Mitchell. After him are Jean Dutourd, Peter Hacks, Bernice Rubens, Kathryn Stockett, Deborah Harkness, and Tierno Monénembo.

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Among people born in 1920, Paul Scott ranks 409. Before him are Lamberto Dalla Costa, Wolfdietrich Schnurre, Man Mohan Adhikari, Simon Pimenta, Michael Bates, and Errol Barrow. After him are Jean Dutourd, Lewis Wilson, G. D. Spradlin, Usha Mehta, J. J. C. Smart, and Marguerite Higgins. Among people deceased in 1978, Paul Scott ranks 249. Before him are Kofi Abrefa Busia, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Michael Bates, Lee Garmes, Albert Kivikas, and Noble Johnson. After him are Rudolf Schoeller, Tibor Serly, Giuseppe Berto, James Daly, Ewald Balser, and Larry Young.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Scott ranks 5,180 out of 8,785. Before him are Samuel Plimsoll (1824), Stanley Sadie (1930), Heather Angel (1909), David Hampshire (1917), Harriet Harman (1950), and David Mitchell (1969). After him are Gina McKee (1964), John Curry (1949), Bernice Rubens (1923), Dawn French (1957), Susan Haack (1945), and Derek Riggs (1958).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Paul Scott ranks 568. Before him are Izaak Walton (1593), Pauline Baynes (1922), John Betjeman (1906), Dorothy E. Smith (1926), William Bell Scott (1811), and David Mitchell (1969). After him are Bernice Rubens (1923), James Herbert (1943), John of Worcester (1100), John Barbour (1316), Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965), and Philippa Pearce (1920).

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