Samuel Richardson was born on August 19, 1689[1], in Derbyshire[2]. He died on July 4, 1761[3], in London[4]. He worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], and prose writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,243 views/month, #7,065 of 1,000,298).[8]
Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[29], BEIC Digital Library[30], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[31], Library of the World's Best Literature[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], Olomouc City Library regional database[34]
Samuel Richardson has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
He has been cited as an influence by Jane Austen[41], a writer[42], 1775–1817[43], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[44], specialised in literature[45].
Works attributed to him include Clarissa[46], a written work[47] and Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded[48], a literary work[49].
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Samuel Richardson's place of birth was Derbyshire[2].
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