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Thomas Moore

1779 - 1852

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Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852), was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist who was widely regarded as Ireland's "national bard" during the late Georgian era. The acclaim rested primarily on the popularity of his Irish Melodies (with the first of ten volumes appearing in 1808). In these, Moore set to old Irish tunes verses that spoke to a nationalist narrative of Irish dispossession and loss. With his romantic work Lalla Rookh (1817), in which these same themes are explored in an elaborate orientalist allegory, Moore achieved wider critical recognition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Moore is the 1,620th most popular writer (down from 1,366th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 58th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among writers, Thomas Moore ranks 1,620 out of 7,302. Before him are Ken Wilber, Constance Lloyd, Laonikos Chalkokondyles, Henry de Montherlant, René Char, and Robert Brasillach. After him are Hannah Szenes, Christian Friedrich Hebbel, Ludwig Börne, Jacques Amyot, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, and Robert Jordan.

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Among people born in 1779, Thomas Moore ranks 12. Before him are Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia, Francis IV, Duke of Modena, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Adam Oehlenschläger, Antoine-Henri Jomini, and Giovanni Battista Bugatti. After him are Madeleine Sophie Barat, Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily, Abd al-Rahman of Morocco, Lorenz Oken, Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Among people deceased in 1852, Thomas Moore ranks 23. Before him are Louisa Adams, Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg, Gideon Mantell, Hadji Murad, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, and Xavier de Maistre. After him are Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland, Gotthold Eisenstein, Matthias Castrén, Mirza Shafi Vazeh, Étienne Maurice Gérard, and Salvadore Cammarano.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Thomas Moore ranks 82 out of 549. Before him are Diarmait Mac Murchada (1110), Brenda Fricker (1945), Bob Geldof (1951), Sheridan Le Fanu (1814), Richard Cantillon (1680), and Mary Jane Kelly (1863). After him are Saint Fiacre (607), Seán Brady (1939), Patrick Ryan (1881), Caitriona Balfe (1979), George Johnstone Stoney (1826), and Brian Boru (941).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Thomas Moore ranks 15. Before him are Laurence Sterne (1713), Joseph Murphy (1898), Iris Murdoch (1919), Saint Gall (550), Ethel Voynich (1864), and Sheridan Le Fanu (1814). After him are Oliver Goldsmith (1728), John Banville (1945), Christy Brown (1932), Charles Maturin (1780), Cornelius Ryan (1920), and John Millington Synge (1871).

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