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William Collins

1721 - 1759

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William Collins (25 December 1721 – 12 June 1759) was an English poet. Second in influence only to Thomas Gray, he was an important poet of the middle decades of the 18th century. His lyrical odes mark a progression from the Augustan poetry of Alexander Pope's generation and towards the imaginative ideal of the Romantic era. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Collins is the 6,607th most popular writer (down from 6,599th in 2024), the 6,083rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,943rd in 2019) and the 679th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, William Collins ranks 6,607 out of 7,302. Before him are Lionel Trilling, Catherine Cookson, Raffaëla Anderson, Scott Westerfeld, Laurent Mauvignier, and Kaifi Azmi. After him are Leila Aboulela, Sandro Veronesi, Vachel Lindsay, David Diop, Rick Yancey, and Adam Horowitz.

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Among people born in 1721, William Collins ranks 24. Before him are Roger Sherman, Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, William Robertson, Benjamin Wilson, Mark Akenside, and Peyton Randolph.  Among people deceased in 1759, William Collins ranks 20. Before him are Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Ewald Christian von Kleist, Alamgir II, Jacob Theodor Klein, Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain, and Johann Gottfried Zinn.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Collins ranks 6,085 out of 8,785. Before him are Catherine Cookson (1906), Thomas Dolby (1958), Adjoa Andoh (1963), Mike Wilds (1946), Paul Cavanagh (1888), and Azela Robinson (1965). After him are Dorothy Mackaill (1903), Mary Forbes (1883), John Rennie the Elder (1761), Tim Parnell (1932), Jack Huston (1982), and Owen Smith (1970).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Collins ranks 679. Before him are William Wycherley (1640), Brian Moore (1921), Anna Burns (1962), Ann Oakley (1944), Thomas Shadwell (1642), and Catherine Cookson (1906). After him are Derek Taylor (1932), Alfred Austin (1835), Dinah Craik (1826), Charles Stross (1964), Stanley Middleton (1919), and Conn Iggulden (1971).

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