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Stephen Crane

1871 - 1900

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Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. The ninth surviving child of Methodist parents, Crane began writing at the age of four and had several articles published by 16. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Crane is the 1,805th most popular writer (up from 1,827th in 2019), the 2,651st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,299th in 2019) and the 214th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Stephen Crane ranks 1,805 out of 7,302. Before him are Louis-Sébastien Mercier, Li He, Stéphane Hessel, Augusto Boal, Ion Luca Caragiale, and Eduard Mörike. After him are Minamoto no Sanetomo, Paul Goodman, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, Pierre Reverdy, and Theodore I.

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Among people born in 1871, Stephen Crane ranks 45. Before him are Christian Morgenstern, Zhang Jinghui, Jack Butler Yeats, Alajos Szokolyi, William McDougall, and Meletius IV of Constantinople. After him are Fritz Hofmann, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Guillermo Kahlo, John Sloan, Fedor Tokarev, and Erich von Tschermak. Among people deceased in 1900, Stephen Crane ranks 32. Before him are Zdeněk Fibich, Princess Josephine of Baden, José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Samori Ture, Kuroda Kiyotaka, and Mihály Munkácsy. After him are Eugenio Beltrami, Pyotr Lavrov, Vasily Kalinnikov, Birsa Munda, Henry Sidgwick, and Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Crane ranks 2,651 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Phelps (1985), Jean Tatlock (1914), Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890), Shirley Chisholm (1924), John C. Calhoun (1782), and Don Rickles (1926). After him are LP (1981), Andrea M. Ghez (1965), Aaron Spelling (1923), Glenn Davis (1934), Daryl Hannah (1960), and Lynda Carter (1951).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Stephen Crane ranks 214. Before him are R. L. Stine (1943), Lady Randolph Churchill (1854), Robert M. Parker Jr. (1947), Jeffery Deaver (1950), Upton Sinclair (1878), and William Carlos Williams (1883). After him are Paul Goodman (1911), Elizabeth Bishop (1911), Philip José Farmer (1918), Erle Stanley Gardner (1889), Sarah Moore Grimké (1792), and John Green (1977).

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