Elizabeth Gaskell was born on September 29, 1810[1], in London[2]. She died on November 12, 1865[3], in Alton[4]. She worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], and biographer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,564 views/month, #6,894 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
Place of birth: Chelsea[9], Cheyne Walk[10], England[11]
Place of death: Holybourne House[12], England[13], Holybourne[14]
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[38], BEIC Digital Library[39], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[40], Library of the World's Best Literature[41]
Why It Matters
Elizabeth Gaskell has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] She is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Works attributed to her include North and South[44], a written work[45]; Cranford[46], a literary work[47], founded in 1851[48]; Wives and Daughters[49], a literary work[50]; Mary Barton[51], a literary work[52]; The Haunted House[53], a literary work[54], written by Charles Dickens[55]; and Cousin Phillis[56], a literary work[57].
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Described by source→Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +10
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