Horace Walpole was born on September 24, 1717[1], in London[2]. He died on March 2, 1797[3], in London[4]. He worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], autobiographer[7], politician[8], and art collector[9]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,460 views/month, #6,751 of 1,000,298).[10]
Position held: member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain[16], member of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain[17], member of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain[18], member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain[19]
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[39], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[40], Otto's encyclopedia[41], BEIC Digital Library[42], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], Library of the World's Best Literature[45]
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Horace Walpole has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Works attributed to him include The Castle of Otranto[48], a literary work[49].
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