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Thomas Bailey Aldrich

1836 - 1907

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Thomas Bailey Aldrich ( AWL-dritch; November 11, 1836 – March 19, 1907) was an American writer, poet, critic, and editor. He is notable for his long editorship of The Atlantic Monthly, during which he published writers including Charles W. Chesnutt. He was also known for his semi-autobiographical book The Story of a Bad Boy, which established the "bad boy's book" subgenre in nineteenth-century American literature, and for his poetry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Bailey Aldrich is the 5,561st most popular writer (down from 5,502nd in 2019), the 8,862nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,175th in 2019) and the 655th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Thomas Bailey Aldrich ranks 5,561 out of 7,302. Before him are Jan Parandowski, Dimitar Dimov, Candy Barr, Scott Turow, Michel Deguy, and Fredric Wertham. After him are Irmtraud Morgner, Patrick Rothfuss, Clara Reeve, George Lillo, James C. Collins, and Delfina Bunge.

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Among people born in 1836, Thomas Bailey Aldrich ranks 74. Before him are Émile Étienne Guimet, Ferdinand Monoyer, Jay Gould, Emil Hartmann, Greene Vardiman Black, and Remigio Morales Bermúdez. After him are Pablo Arosemena, Adolf Schwarz, Justiniano Borgoño, Joseph Smit, Walter Besant, and Russell A. Alger. Among people deceased in 1907, Thomas Bailey Aldrich ranks 95. Before him are Christen Dalsgaard, Edmonia Lewis, Nikolai Menshutkin, Agnes Mary Clerke, Guillermo Tell Villegas, and Maxwell T. Masters. After him are Mariano Baptista, Frederic Moore, Garrett Serviss, Macario Sakay, Sophus Bugge, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Bailey Aldrich ranks 8,864 out of 20,380. Before him are S. Epatha Merkerson (1952), Samantha Mathis (1970), Scott Turow (1949), Kevin Dillon (1965), George Deukmejian (1928), and Peter Buck (1956). After him are Walt Davis (1931), Lyle Mays (1953), Bob Welch (1945), Robert Kramer (1939), Dave Bing (1943), and Billy Strayhorn (1915).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Thomas Bailey Aldrich ranks 655. Before him are Lydia Maria Child (1802), Madeline Miller (1978), Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950), Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923), Candy Barr (1935), and Scott Turow (1949). After him are Patrick Rothfuss (1973), James C. Collins (1958), Norman Cousins (1915), Warren Farrell (1943), Diana Der Hovanessian (1934), and Martin Cruz Smith (1942).

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