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Ted Hughes

1930 - 1998

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Edward James Hughes (17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) was an English poet, translator, and children's writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984 and held the office until his death. In 2008, The Times ranked Hughes fourth on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ted Hughes is the 1,813th most popular writer (down from 1,770th in 2019), the 1,624th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,352nd in 2019) and the 171st most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ted Hughes ranks 1,813 out of 7,302. Before him are Paul Goodman, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, Pierre Reverdy, Theodore I, and Anna Leonowens. After him are Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Álvaro Mutis, Petros Markaris, and Alexander Grin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Ted Hughes ranks 141. Before him are Igor Netto, Ornette Coleman, Michel Rocard, Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, Colin Dexter, and Jasper Johns. After him are Miljan Miljanić, Dave Sexton, Son Sen, Ken Naganuma, Robert Culp, and Philippe Leroy. Among people deceased in 1998, Ted Hughes ranks 78. Before him are Anne Desclos, Don Taylor, Marie-Louise von Franz, Gulzarilal Nanda, George Wallace, and Archie Moore. After him are Ferenc Deák, Sōsuke Uno, László Szabó, Frithjof Schuon, Haxhi Lleshi, and Shotaro Ishinomori.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ted Hughes ranks 1,624 out of 8,785. Before him are Harold Lowe (1882), Betty Boothroyd (1929), Alexander McDonnell (1798), Stephen Fry (1957), Marina Berti (1924), and Iain Glen (1961). After him are Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837), Neville Marriner (1924), George Albert Smith (1864), Simon Stock (1164), Annie Chapman (1841), and Mike Hailwood (1940).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ted Hughes ranks 171. Before him are Eleanor Hibbert (1906), Frederic W. H. Myers (1843), Edward Lear (1812), Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838), Aphra Behn (1640), and Colin Dexter (1930). After him are Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837), Peter Shaffer (1926), Anthony Trollope (1815), Lucinda Riley (1965), Walafrid Strabo (808), and R. M. Ballantyne (1825).

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