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Thomas Mayne Reid

1818 - 1883

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Thomas Mayne Reid (4 April 1818 – 22 October 1883) was an Irish British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Mayne Reid is the 1,245th most popular writer (down from 1,041st in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Mexican Writer.

Thomas Mayne Reid is most famous for his 1856 novel, The Scalp Hunters.

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Among writers, Thomas Mayne Reid ranks 1,245 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles Péguy, Achilles Tatius, Hayim Nahman Bialik, Jan Guillou, Meng Haoran, and Stanisław Jerzy Lec. After him are Daniil Kharms, Lao She, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Waris Dirie, Léon Bloy, and Annette Kellermann.

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Among people born in 1818, Thomas Mayne Reid ranks 27. Before him are Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Alexander Bain, Maria Mitchell, Zachris Topelius, François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville, and Benjamin Butler. After him are Amalia of Oldenburg, Frederick Douglass, Mary Todd Lincoln, Emperor Norton, Francesco Crispi, and Emil du Bois-Reymond. Among people deceased in 1883, Thomas Mayne Reid ranks 15. Before him are Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Midhat Pasha, Charles II, Duke of Parma, Joseph Plateau, Eva Gonzalès, and Princess Marianne of the Netherlands. After him are Pertevniyal Sultan, Arnold Toynbee, Édouard Roche, Ranavalona II, Prince Charles of Prussia, and Sojourner Truth.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Thomas Mayne Reid ranks 47 out of 729. Before him are Guillermo del Toro (1964), Ramon Novarro (1899), Victoriano Huerta (1850), Consuelo Velázquez (1916), Pedro Lascuráin (1856), and Alfonso Cuarón (1961). After him are Guadalupe Victoria (1786), María Félix (1914), Silvia Pinal (1931), Vicente Guerrero (1782), Dolores del Río (1905), and Ahuitzotl (1486).

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Among WRITERS In Mexico

Among writers born in Mexico, Thomas Mayne Reid ranks 4. Before him are Octavio Paz (1914), Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648), and Juan Rulfo (1917). After him are Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581), Laura Esquivel (1950), Rosario Castellanos (1925), Mariano Azuela (1873), Fernando del Paso (1935), Jorge Ibargüengoitia (1928), José Emilio Pacheco (1939), and Don Miguel Ruiz (1952).

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