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Robinson Jeffers

1887 - 1962

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John Robinson Jeffers (January 10, 1887 – January 20, 1962) was an American poet known for his work about the central California coast. Much of Jeffers' poetry was written in narrative and epic form. However, he is also known for his shorter verse and is considered an icon of the environmental movement. Influential and highly regarded in some circles, despite or because of his philosophy of "inhumanism", Jeffers believed that transcending conflict required human concerns to be de-emphasized in favor of the boundless whole. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robinson Jeffers is the 6,099th most popular writer (down from 5,841st in 2019), the 10,565th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,157th in 2019) and the 772nd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Robinson Jeffers ranks 6,099 out of 7,302Before him are Gerhard Roth, Stella Gibbons, Ben Okri, Roderick Thorp, Emilia Lanier, and Mina Loy. After him are Su Tong, Terence Rattigan, Ralf König, Kevin Kelly, Katherine Pancol, and Izaak Walton.

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Among people born in 1887, Robinson Jeffers ranks 271Before him are Monte Blue, Arvi Pohjanpää, Harold Walden, Jerónimo Méndez, Jorge de Paiva, and Raoul Paoli. After him are Karl Neumer, Nils Granfelt, Cayetano Saporiti, Gustaf Rosenquist, Raymond Thorne, and Nils Middelboe. Among people deceased in 1962, Robinson Jeffers ranks 214Before him are Solomon Linda, Bjørn Rasmussen, Leon Kruczkowski, Josiah McCracken, Jean Brichaut, and R. H. Tawney. After him are Frank Amyot, Emmanuil Kazakevich, Augusta Savage, Paul Boffa, A. E. Douglass, and Louise Fazenda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robinson Jeffers ranks 10,567 out of 20,380Before him are Pearl Bailey (1918), Butch Otter (1942), Susan Dey (1952), Patricia Belcher (1954), Roderick Thorp (1936), and Amy Klobuchar (1960). After him are Dave DeBusschere (1940), Eddie Hazel (1950), Charles Thias (1879), Brian Littrell (1975), Allen Toussaint (1938), and Ivan Fuqua (1909).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robinson Jeffers ranks 772Before him are David Simon (1960), Wallace Stegner (1909), Karin Slaughter (1971), James Dickey (1923), Henry Ward Beecher (1813), and Roderick Thorp (1936). After him are Kevin Kelly (1952), Ernest Lehman (1915), Michael Lewis (1960), Kathryn Stockett (1969), Deborah Harkness (1965), and M. Scott Peck (1936).