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Robert Hugh Benson

1871 - 1914

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Robert Hugh Benson AFSC KC*SG KGCHS (18 November 1871 – 19 October 1914) was an English Catholic priest and writer. First an Anglican priest, he was received into the Catholic Church in 1903 and ordained therein the next year. He was also a prolific writer of fiction, writing the notable dystopian novel Lord of the World, as well as Come Rack! Come Rope!. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Hugh Benson is the 5,031st most popular writer (down from 4,956th in 2019), the 3,972nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,609th in 2019) and the 427th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Robert Hugh Benson ranks 5,031 out of 7,302. Before him are Theodor Plievier, Dante Spinotti, Margaret Mazzantini, Henry of Huntingdon, Oskar Pastior, and Hervé Guibert. After him are Diomidis Kyriakos, Mirjam Pressler, Richard Bentley, Alexei Mateevici, Botho Strauß, and Adolf Friedrich von Schack.

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Among people born in 1871, Robert Hugh Benson ranks 140. Before him are Sevasti Qiriazi, Frantz Reichel, Harry Brearley, Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, Reginald Aldworth Daly, and Louis Perrée. After him are Joaquín Chapaprieta, Manuel Franco, Oliver Campbell, Jan Kotěra, Wilfred Lucas, and Lars Jørgen Madsen. Among people deceased in 1914, Robert Hugh Benson ranks 119. Before him are Eugenio Montero Ríos, Paul Déroulède, Tor Aulin, John Philip Holland, Edward S. Holden, and Daniel De Leon. After him are Karolina Kózka, Ida Freund, Christopher Cradock, Margaret E. Knight, Altaf Hussain Hali, and Jakub Arbes.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Hugh Benson ranks 3,973 out of 8,785. Before him are Dolly Pentreath (1692), Henry of Huntingdon (1080), Ann Bishop (1899), Charles P. Dixon (1873), Harry Maguire (1993), and John Derbyshire (1878). After him are Marc Almond (1957), Nick Land (1962), Henry James Sumner Maine (1822), Richard Bentley (1662), E. T. Whittaker (1873), and William Hemsley (1843).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Robert Hugh Benson ranks 427. Before him are Cynewulf (900), W. W. Jacobs (1863), George Borrow (1803), Fay Weldon (1931), Ælfric of Eynsham (955), and Henry of Huntingdon (1080). After him are Richard Bentley (1662), Nicholas Evans (1950), Kim Newman (1959), Margery Allingham (1904), Mary Stewart (1916), and Sarah Kane (1971).

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