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William Wilson

1844 - 1912

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William Wilson (13 November 1844 – 1 June 1912) was a late 19th-century British journalist, swimming instructor and coach, contributor to the scientific techniques behind competitive swimming, and originator of the game of water polo. In 1883, Wilson published "The Swimming Instructor," one of the first books on swimming to define modern concepts of stroke efficiency, training, racing turns and water safety. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Wilson is the 49th most popular journalist (up from 58th in 2019), the 2,626th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,660th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, William Wilson ranks 49 out of 196. Before him are Sue Gardner, Yuri Bezmenov, Marta Hillers, Vladimir Posner, James Nachtwey, and Ara Güler. After him are Thomas Nast, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Eve Arnold, Marion Dönhoff, Selma Rıza, and Daphne Caruana Galizia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1844, William Wilson ranks 63. Before him are Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Béhanzin, Tivadar Puskás, Robert Themptander, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, and Andrew Lang. After him are Gustave Schlumberger, Olga Wisinger-Florian, Édouard Drumont, Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn, Kuroki Tamemoto, and Émile Oustalet. Among people deceased in 1912, William Wilson ranks 74. Before him are Mykola Pymonenko, George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg, Francisco Lázaro, Ernest Duchesne, Henri Brisson, and Andrew Lang. After him are Theodor Gomperz, Paul Wallot, Anna Filosofova, Dmitry Milyutin, Ida Straus, and Bernardino Caballero.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Wilson ranks 2,627 out of 8,785. Before him are Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet (1816), John Mahoney (1940), John Foxe (1516), Patricia Quinn (1944), Janet McTeer (1961), and Perry Anderson (1938). After him are Edward Arthur Milne (1896), Robert Fortune (1812), Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (1182), Peter Sinfield (1943), Emma Corrin (1995), and Henry Watson Fowler (1858).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United Kingdom

Among journalists born in United Kingdom, William Wilson ranks 5. Before him are W. T. Stead (1849), Gareth Jones (1905), Jeremy Clarkson (1960), and Christopher Hitchens (1949). After him are Martin Parr (1952), Malcolm Campbell (1885), Piers Morgan (1965), George Rodger (1908), Murray Walker (1923), Malcolm Muggeridge (1903), and Chris Bonington (1934).

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