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Rufus Wilmot Griswold

1815 - 1857

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Rufus Wilmot Griswold (February 13, 1815 – August 27, 1857) was an American anthologist, editor, poet, and critic. Born in Vermont, Griswold left home when he was 15 years old. He worked as a journalist, editor, and critic in Philadelphia, New York City, and elsewhere. He built a strong literary reputation, in part due to his 1842 collection The Poets and Poetry of America. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rufus Wilmot Griswold is the 6,039th most popular writer (down from 5,680th in 2019), the 10,350th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,672nd in 2019) and the 756th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Rufus Wilmot Griswold ranks 6,039 out of 7,302. Before him are Francis Marion Crawford, Ferreira de Castro, Ali Smith, Amy Tan, Can Dündar, and Yury Kazakov. After him are Nedim Gürsel, Nicholas Meyer, Farley Mowat, Lin Carter, Aleksandr Volodin, and Dmitri Prigov.

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Among people born in 1815, Rufus Wilmot Griswold ranks 81. Before him are Edward John Eyre, Paul Rudolf von Bilguer, Warren De la Rue, Daniel Bashiel Warner, Otto von Böhtlingk, and Giovanni Caselli. After him are Edward James Roye, Daniel Cornelius Danielssen, Howell Cobb, Hablot Knight Browne, Andrew Jackson Downing, and William J. Hardee. Among people deceased in 1857, Rufus Wilmot Griswold ranks 60. Before him are Stefano Franscini, Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer, Karol Kurpiński, Louis McLane, William L. Marcy, and Vasily Perovsky. After him is David Thompson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rufus Wilmot Griswold ranks 10,352 out of 20,380. Before him are Red Mitchell (1927), Amy Tan (1952), Tommy Kono (1930), Carmine Caridi (1934), Norman Alden (1924), and Chris Hillman (1944). After him are Jon Tenney (1961), Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (1963), Laz Alonso (1974), Stacy Valentine (1970), William Smith (1928), and Elihu B. Washburne (1816).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Rufus Wilmot Griswold ranks 756. Before him are Tara Westover (1986), Tom Brokaw (1940), Henry Jenkins (1958), Charles Brackett (1892), Tim O'Brien (1946), and Amy Tan (1952). After him are Nicholas Meyer (1945), Lin Carter (1930), Mike Godwin (1956), Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), Chaz Bono (1969), and Gustav Hasford (1947).

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