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William Smith

1813 - 1893

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Sir William Smith (20 May 1813 – 7 October 1893) was an English lexicographer. He became known for his advances in the teaching of Greek and Latin in schools. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Smith is the 2,362nd most popular writer (up from 2,691st in 2019), the 2,009th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,998th in 2019) and the 227th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, William Smith ranks 2,362 out of 7,302. Before him are Mary Baker Eddy, Kenneth Grahame, Corax of Syracuse, Jan Arnošt Smoler, Ben Shapiro, and Zhou Daguan. After him are Hervé Bazin, Jacques Futrelle, Matthías Jochumsson, Guido Guinizelli, Fritz Gerlich, and Peter Wessel Zapffe.

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Among people born in 1813, William Smith ranks 35. Before him are Agostino Depretis, Moritz Wagner, Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria, Frédéric Ozanam, Camilla Collett, and Pōmare IV. After him are Pierre Alphonse Laurent, Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, Adolph Kolping, Stephen Heller, Jean Stas, and Ludwig Leichhardt. Among people deceased in 1893, William Smith ranks 33. Before him are Ford Madox Brown, Alexander Cunningham, George Tupou I, Jacob Moleschott, John O. Westwood, and Rudolf Wolf. After him are P. G. T. Beauregard, Anna Bilińska, Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma, Alexander Kazbegi, Matsudaira Katamori, and Julius Popper.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Smith ranks 2,009 out of 8,785. Before him are Kenneth Grahame (1859), Alan Bates (1934), Joanne Whalley (1961), Charles Hatchett (1765), Gerry Adams (1948), and Paul Gallagher (1954). After him are Michael Anderson (1920), Rachel Ward (1957), William Elford Leach (1791), William Buckland (1784), Sister Nivedita (1867), and Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Smith ranks 227. Before him are Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868), Orderic Vitalis (1075), Ouida (1839), Mary Astell (1666), John Fletcher (1579), and Kenneth Grahame (1859). After him are Sister Nivedita (1867), John Marston (1576), Noël Coward (1899), James Boswell (1740), Irvine Welsh (1957), and Arnold Wesker (1932).

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