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Philip Sidney

1554 - 1586

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Sir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age. His works include a sonnet sequence, Astrophil and Stella, a treatise, The Defence of Poesy (also known as The Defence of Poesie or An Apology for Poetrie) and a pastoral romance, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia. He died fighting the Spanish in the Netherlands, age 31, and his funeral procession in London was one of the most lavish ever seen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Sidney is the 2,023rd most popular writer (up from 2,352nd in 2019), the 1,775th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,744th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philip Sidney ranks 2,023 out of 7,302. Before him are Audre Lorde, Johann Nestroy, Katia Mann, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, Marko Vovchok, and Jeremias Gotthelf. After him are Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Yehuda Amichai, Elvira Madigan, and Ion of Chios.

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Among people born in 1554, Philip Sidney ranks 10. Before him are Walter Raleigh, Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Marietta Robusti, Philip William, Prince of Orange, and Bálint Balassi. After him are Ernest of Bavaria, Wakisaka Yasuharu, Bartolomeo Carducci, Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, Richard Hooker, and John Lyly. Among people deceased in 1586, Philip Sidney ranks 12. Before him are Primož Trubar, Augustus, Elector of Saxony, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Birbal, and Luis de Morales. After him are Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt, Ignazio Danti, Martín de Azpilcueta, and Adam Lonicer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Philip Sidney ranks 1,775 out of 8,785. Before him are Alexander Mackenzie (1764), John Graunt (1620), John Latham (1740), John Hunter (1728), Paul McGrath (1959), and Rosamund Pike (1979). After him are Paul Scofield (1922), Edward Blyth (1810), Robert Stevenson (1905), Joseph Boxhall (1884), Vera Lynn (1917), and Robert Pattinson (1986).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Philip Sidney ranks 193. Before him are James Murray (1837), Thomas Kyd (1558), James Herriot (1916), Robert Southey (1774), George Meredith (1828), and Robert Chambers (1802). After him are Anne Perry (1938), George MacDonald (1824), Frederick Marryat (1792), Christopher Isherwood (1904), Marjorie Boulton (1924), and Kingsley Amis (1922).

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