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William Thoms

1803 - 1885

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William John Thoms (16 November 1803 – 15 August 1885) was a British writer credited with coining the term "folklore" in 1846. Thoms' investigation of folklore and myth led to a later career of debunking longevity myths, and he was a pioneer demographer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Thoms is the 4,133rd most popular writer (up from 4,343rd in 2019), the 3,267th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,111th in 2019) and the 361st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, William Thoms ranks 4,133 out of 7,302. Before him are Herman Heijermans, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, John Mauropous, Johan Turi, Pascal Lainé, and Sue Townsend. After him are Titsian Tabidze, Elizabeth Bowen, Vasco Pratolini, Peter Straub, Hranush Arshagyan, and Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz.

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Among people born in 1803, William Thoms ranks 58. Before him are Juan Almonte, Bernardo Berro, Joseph Whitworth, Johann Carl Fuhlrott, Martinus Rørbye, and Dimitrios Voulgaris. After him are Yevfimiy Putyatin, Gottfried Ludolf Camphausen, Miles Joseph Berkeley, Black Kettle, Caroline Unger, and Vladimir Odoyevsky. Among people deceased in 1885, William Thoms ranks 60. Before him are Rosa Vercellana, Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, Prince August of Württemberg, Friedrich Kiel, Bharatendu Harishchandra, and André Gill. After him are Justo Rufino Barrios, Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, Joseph-Alfred Serret, José Posada Herrera, Irvin McDowell, and Ernest Goüin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Thoms ranks 3,268 out of 8,785. Before him are Brian Connolly (1945), Gary Barlow (1971), Leo G. Carroll (1886), Bill Ivy (1942), Sue Townsend (1946), and Madeleine Carroll (1906). After him are Egon Pearson (1895), Adrian Paul (1959), Maxim (1967), William Sterndale Bennett (1816), Norman Read (1931), and John Peel (1939).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Thoms ranks 361. Before him are Alexander Neckam (1157), Edwin Atherstone (1788), Mary Renault (1905), Eric Frank Russell (1905), Pippa Middleton (1983), and Sue Townsend (1946). After him are Lydia Becker (1827), James Allen (1864), John Gower (1330), Eliza Acton (1799), Walter Map (1140), and Christopher Priest (1943).

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