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William Morris

1834 - 1896

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William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he campaigned for socialism in fin de siècle Great Britain. Morris was born in Walthamstow, Essex, to a wealthy middle-class family. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Morris is the 9th most popular designer, the 423rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 294th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Designer.

William Morris was a socialist activist, poet, artist, and craftsman. He is most famous for his work in the Arts and Crafts Movement, which he founded with John Ruskin and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

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Among designers, William Morris ranks 9 out of 104. Before him are Thomas Andrews, Ferdinand Porsche, Peter Carl Fabergé, Giorgio Armani, Gianni Versace, and Hugo Boss. After him are Aldus Manutius, Paco Rabanne, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Gerrit Rietveld, László Moholy-Nagy, and Valentino.

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Among people born in 1834, William Morris ranks 9. Before him are Gottlieb Daimler, Ernst Haeckel, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, John Venn, Duchess Helene in Bavaria, and Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. After him are Samuel Pierpont Langley, Léon Walras, Carl Bloch, August Weismann, Amilcare Ponchielli, and Jan Neruda. Among people deceased in 1896, William Morris ranks 10. Before him are Anton Bruckner, August Kekulé, Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Ivar Aasen, Frederic Leighton, and Hippolyte Fizeau. After him are Otto Lilienthal, John Everett Millais, José Rizal, Harriet Beecher Stowe, H. H. Holmes, and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Morris ranks 423 out of 8,785. Before him are Philip Larkin (1922), Thomas De Quincey (1785), Margaret Tudor (1489), William Laud (1573), Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486), and Samuel Butler (1835). After him are Alexander Selkirk (1676), Vanessa Redgrave (1937), David Harvey (1935), Benjamin Britten (1913), Timothy Dalton (1946), and Ken Follett (1949).

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Among DESIGNERS In United Kingdom

Among designers born in United Kingdom, William Morris ranks 2. Before him are Thomas Andrews (1873). After him are Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868), Thomas Chippendale (1718), Jony Ive (1967), Josiah Wedgwood (1730), Beau Brummell (1778), Alexander McQueen (1969), John Baskerville (1706), Storm Thorgerson (1944), Laura Ashley (1925), and Paul Smith (1946).

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