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Reynold A. Nicholson

1868 - 1945

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Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, FBA (18 August 1868 – 27 August 1945), or R. A. Nicholson, was an eminent English orientalist, scholar of both Islamic literature and Islamic mysticism, and widely regarded as one of the greatest Rumi (Mevlana or Mawlana) scholars and translators in the English language. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Reynold A. Nicholson is the 4,707th most popular writer (down from 4,314th in 2019), the 3,696th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,083rd in 2019) and the 400th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Reynold A. Nicholson ranks 4,707 out of 7,302Before him are Tahar Djaout, Milo Yiannopoulos, Ricardo Güiraldes, Hedwig Dohm, Janwillem van de Wetering, and Marta Kauffman. After him are Vladimir Gilyarovsky, François Tristan l'Hermite, Panas Myrny, Yoshiki Tanaka, Reiner Kunze, and Benoîte Groult.

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Among people born in 1868, Reynold A. Nicholson ranks 166Before him are Frederick W. Lanchester, Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, Prosper Poullet, José Serrato, Edgar Adams, and Ștefan Luchian. After him are Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Charles Wallace Richmond, John Sealy Townsend, Albert William Herre, Kenjirō Tokutomi, and Grace Chisholm Young. Among people deceased in 1945, Reynold A. Nicholson ranks 286Before him are Ferenc Csik, Anders Larsson, Bruno Frank, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov, Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, and Alexander Fersman. After him are Ragnar Östberg, Ernst Ahl, Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, Eugen Bolz, John Bray, and Jesús Bermúdez.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Reynold A. Nicholson ranks 3,697 out of 8,785Before him are Jason Bonham (1966), Joseph Morgan (1981), Lambert Simnel (1477), Richard Pococke (1704), Paige (1992), and Milo Yiannopoulos (1984). After him are John Walker (1781), Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374), Patrick Steptoe (1913), Mark Gatiss (1966), William Knox D'Arcy (1849), and Clive Bell (1881).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Reynold A. Nicholson ranks 400Before him are Elizabeth Goudge (1900), Isaac Watts (1674), George Crabbe (1754), Amelia Edwards (1831), Richard Pococke (1704), and Milo Yiannopoulos (1984). After him are Eleanor Farjeon (1881), Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835), Joe Abercrombie (1974), Thomas Middleton (1580), Quentin Crisp (1908), and Henri Alleg (1921).