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William Hazlitt

1778 - 1830

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William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell. He is also acknowledged as the finest art critic of his age. Despite his high standing among historians of literature and art, his work is currently little read and mostly out of print. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Hazlitt is the 4,229th most popular writer (down from 3,863rd in 2019), the 3,356th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,773rd in 2019) and the 369th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, William Hazlitt ranks 4,229 out of 7,302. Before him are Christiane Rochefort, Félicien Marceau, Álvaro Cunqueiro, Robert Ettinger, Friedebert Tuglas, and Max Lange. After him are Karel Sabina, Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah, Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov, Emanuel Geibel, Vasily Lebedev-Kumach, and Juan Antonio Villacañas.

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Among people born in 1778, William Hazlitt ranks 41. Before him are Sahle Dengel, Joseph Aspdin, Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Henry, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Charles Alexandre Lesueur, and Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł. After him are Georg Anton Friedrich Ast, Mariano Moreno, José de la Mar, Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac, Joseph Grimaldi, and Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux. Among people deceased in 1830, William Hazlitt ranks 30. Before him are Duke William Frederick Philip of Württemberg, Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Ignaz Schuppanzigh, Marcos Portugal, Jan Śniadecki, and William Huskisson. After him are José de la Mar, József Katona, Carl Fredrik Fallén, and Károly Kisfaludy.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Hazlitt ranks 3,357 out of 8,785. Before him are William Roxburgh (1751), Herbert Lawford (1851), Doreen Massey (1944), Brian Hart (1936), Steve McManaman (1972), and Dave Stewart (1950). After him are George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758), Herbert Baddeley (1872), George Bass (1771), Maud Watson (1864), Jock Stein (1922), and Raphael Holinshed (1529).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Hazlitt ranks 369. Before him are James Allen (1864), John Gower (1330), Eliza Acton (1799), Walter Map (1140), Christopher Priest (1943), and William Davenant (1606). After him are Raphael Holinshed (1529), Radclyffe Hall (1880), Philip Reeve (1966), Arthur Ransome (1884), Graham Swift (1949), and Pamela Colman Smith (1878).

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