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Richard Adams

1920 - 2016

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Richard George Adams (10 May 1920 – 24 December 2016) was an English novelist. He is best known for his debut novel Watership Down which achieved international acclaim. His other works included Maia, Shardik and The Plague Dogs. He studied Modern History at Worcester College, Oxford, before serving in the British Army during World War II. After completing his studies, he joined the British Civil Service. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Adams is the 2,202nd most popular writer (up from 2,485th in 2019), the 1,909th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,837th in 2019) and the 205th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Richard Adams ranks 2,202 out of 7,302. Before him are Lidia Zamenhof, Izumi Shikibu, Anne Applebaum, Bernardus Silvestris, Michel Leiris, and Józef Ignacy Kraszewski. After him are Martin Amis, Abraham ibn Daud, Elena Poniatowska, Wilhelm Raabe, Mahsati, and Georg Heym.

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Among people born in 1920, Richard Adams ranks 138. Before him are Eva Dahlbeck, Miguel Delibes, Henrietta Lacks, Marie Tharp, Andrew V. McLaglen, and Yevgeny Dragunov. After him are Thomas Gold, Dick Francis, Alf Ramsey, John Maynard Smith, Paik Sun-yup, and Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. Among people deceased in 2016, Richard Adams ranks 158. Before him are Paulo Evaristo Arns, Erich Rudorffer, Maurice White, Isao Tomita, Johnny Rebel, and Victor Stănculescu. After him are Lola Novaković, Peter Vaughan, Guy Hamilton, Juan Gabriel, Abe Vigoda, and Mark Taimanov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Adams ranks 1,909 out of 8,785. Before him are Ian Kershaw (1943), Dorothy Round (1909), Jack Hawkins (1910), Thomas Simpson (1710), Louis Harold Gray (1905), and David Bailey (1938). After him are Martin Amis (1949), Charles Macintosh (1766), Peter Vaughan (1923), Thomas Sydenham (1624), Edward Young (1683), and Eleanor of Woodstock (1318).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, Richard Adams ranks 205. Before him are Kingsley Amis (1922), Arthur Young (1741), Richard Aldington (1892), Brian Aldiss (1925), Terry Eagleton (1943), and Christina Rossetti (1830). After him are Martin Amis (1949), Edward Young (1683), John Skelton (1460), Clive Barker (1952), Allen Carr (1934), and William Caxton (1422).

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