A. J. Cronin was born on July 19, 1896[1], in Cardross[2]. He died on January 6, 1981[3], in Montreux[4]. He worked as a physician[5], physician writer[6], novelist[7], surgeon[8], and screenwriter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,605 views/month, #7,067 of 1,000,298).[10]
A. J. Cronin has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Works attributed to him include The Citadel[46], a written work[47]; Hatter's Castle[48], a written work[49], founded in 1931[50]; The Stars Look Down[51], a written work[52]; The Keys of the Kingdom[53], a literary work[54]; The Green Years[55], a written work[56]; and The Northern Light[57], a newspaper[58].
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