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Robert Herrick

1591 - 1674

Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick (baptised 24 August 1591 – buried 15 October 1674) was a 17th-century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric. He is best known for Hesperides, a book of poems. This includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time", with the first line "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Herrick is the 5,591st most popular writer (down from 5,521st in 2019), the 4,519th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,212th in 2019) and the 488th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Robert Herrick ranks 5,591 out of 7,302. Before him are Axel Merckx, Patricia Wrightson, Varsha Adalja, Semir Osmanagić, Ion Agârbiceanu, and Eugène Dabit. After him are Martin Cruz Smith, Thomas Linacre, Fatos Arapi, Conrad Hall, Lester del Rey, and Philip Agee.

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Axel Merckx
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 5,585
Patricia Wrightson
1921 - 2010
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 5,586
Varsha Adalja
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 5,587
Semir Osmanagić
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 5,588
Ion Agârbiceanu
1882 - 1963
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 5,589
Eugène Dabit
1898 - 1936
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 5,590
Robert Herrick
1591 - 1674
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 5,591
Martin Cruz Smith
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 5,592
Thomas Linacre
1460 - 1524
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 5,593
Fatos Arapi
1930 - 2018
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 5,594
Conrad Hall
1926 - 2003
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 5,595
Lester del Rey
1915 - 1993
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 5,596
Philip Agee
1935 - 2008
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 5,597

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1591, Robert Herrick ranks 23. Before him are Dirck Hals, Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, Johann von Werth, George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Anne Hutchinson, and Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex. Among people deceased in 1674, Robert Herrick ranks 22. Before him are Johannes Lingelbach, Kanō Tan'yū, Pieter Boel, Hu Zhengyan, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, and Karel Škréta. After him is Thomas Traherne.

Others Born in 1591

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Dirck Hals
PAINTER
1591 - 1656
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 17
Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech
PAINTER
1591 - 1624
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 18
Johann von Werth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1591 - 1652
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 19
George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
NOBLEMAN
1591 - 1669
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 20
Anne Hutchinson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1591 - 1643
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 21
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1591 - 1646
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 22
Robert Herrick
WRITER
1591 - 1674
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 23

Others Deceased in 1674

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Johannes Lingelbach
PAINTER
1622 - 1674
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 16
Kanō Tan'yū
PAINTER
1602 - 1674
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 17
Pieter Boel
PAINTER
1622 - 1674
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 18
Hu Zhengyan
ARTIST
1584 - 1674
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 19
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1674
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 20
Karel Škréta
PAINTER
1610 - 1674
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 21
Robert Herrick
WRITER
1591 - 1674
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 22
Thomas Traherne
WRITER
1636 - 1674
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 23