WRITER

Richard Pococke

1704 - 1765

Richard Pococke

Richard Pococke (19 November 1704 – 25 September 1765) was an English clergyman and writer. He was the Bishop of Ossory (1756–65) and Meath (1765), both dioceses of the Church of Ireland. However, he is best known for his travel writings and diaries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Pococke is the 4,693rd most popular writer (down from 4,260th in 2019), the 3,692nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,043rd in 2019) and the 398th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Richard Pococke ranks 4,693 out of 7,302. Before him are José Craveirinha, Solomon Alkabetz, Roy Jacobsen, Adikavi Pampa, Uğur Mumcu, and Ivar Lo-Johansson. After him are Elisaveta Bagriana, Saul Alinsky, Patrik Ouředník, Juan José Arreola, Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, and Cesar Millan.

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José Craveirinha
1922 - 2003
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 4,687
Solomon Alkabetz
1505 - 1584
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 4,688
Roy Jacobsen
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 4,689
Adikavi Pampa
902 - 975
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 4,690
Uğur Mumcu
1942 - 1993
HPI: 56.39
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Ivar Lo-Johansson
1901 - 1990
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 4,692
Richard Pococke
1704 - 1765
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 4,693
Elisaveta Bagriana
1893 - 1991
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 4,694
Saul Alinsky
1909 - 1972
HPI: 56.38
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Patrik Ouředník
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 4,696
Juan José Arreola
1921 - 2001
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 4,697
Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim
1719 - 1803
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 4,698
Cesar Millan
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 4,699

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1704, Richard Pococke ranks 17. Before him are Johann Andreas Segner, Louis de Jaucourt, Carlos Seixas, Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Charles Pinot Duclos, and Andrija Kačić Miošić. After him are John Byng, Ivan Betskoy, and Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1765, Richard Pococke ranks 19. Before him are Carl Alexander Clerck, Edward Young, Johan Agrell, Johann Melchior Molter, Mir Jafar, and William Stukeley. After him are Prince Frederick of Great Britain, and Prokop Diviš.

Others Born in 1704

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Johann Andreas Segner
PHYSICIST
1704 - 1777
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 11
Louis de Jaucourt
PHYSICIAN
1704 - 1779
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 12
Carlos Seixas
COMPOSER
1704 - 1742
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 13
Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1704 - 1763
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 14
Charles Pinot Duclos
WRITER
1704 - 1772
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 15
Andrija Kačić Miošić
WRITER
1704 - 1760
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 16
Richard Pococke
WRITER
1704 - 1765
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 17
John Byng
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1704 - 1757
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 18
Ivan Betskoy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1704 - 1795
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 19
Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1704 - 1767
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 20

Others Deceased in 1765

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Carl Alexander Clerck
BIOLOGIST
1710 - 1765
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 13
Edward Young
WRITER
1683 - 1765
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 14
Johan Agrell
COMPOSER
1701 - 1765
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 15
Johann Melchior Molter
COMPOSER
1696 - 1765
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 16
Mir Jafar
POLITICIAN
1691 - 1765
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 17
William Stukeley
PHYSICIAN
1687 - 1765
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 18
Richard Pococke
WRITER
1704 - 1765
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 19
Prince Frederick of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1765
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 20
Prokop Diviš
INVENTOR
1698 - 1765
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 21

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Pococke ranks 3,693 out of 8,785. Before him are Harry Melling (1989), Steve Bloomer (1874), Henry Macintosh (1892), Jason Bonham (1966), Joseph Morgan (1981), and Lambert Simnel (1477). After him are Paige (1992), Milo Yiannopoulos (1984), Reynold A. Nicholson (1868), John Walker (1781), Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374), and Patrick Steptoe (1913).

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ACTOR
1989 - Present
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Steve Bloomer
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Henry Macintosh
ATHLETE
1892 - 1918
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Jason Bonham
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,690
Joseph Morgan
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,691
Lambert Simnel
POLITICIAN
1477 - 1525
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,692
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WRITER
1704 - 1765
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,693
Paige
WRESTLER
1992 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,694
Milo Yiannopoulos
WRITER
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 3,695
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WRITER
1868 - 1945
HPI: 56.38
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CHEMIST
1781 - 1859
HPI: 56.37
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POLITICIAN
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HPI: 56.36
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