Aphra Behn was born on July 10, 1640[1], in Canterbury[2]. She died on April 16, 1689[3], in London[4]. She worked as a playwright[5], translator[6], poet[7], writer[8], and novelist[9]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,819 views/month, #6,917 of 1,000,298).[10]
Notable work: Oroonoko[18], The Forc'd Marriage[19], The Dutch Lover[20], Abdelazer[21], The Town Fop or, Sir Timothy Tawdry[22], The Rover[23], The Feign'd Curtizans[24], The City Heiress[25], The Luckey Chance[26], The Emperor of the Moon[27], The Widow Ranter, or, the History of Bacon in Virginia[28], The Younger Brother, or, The Amorous Jilt[29], The Fair Jilt[30], Agnes de Castro, or, the Force of Generous Love[31]
Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[45], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[46]
Why It Matters
Aphra Behn has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] She is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Works attributed to her include Oroonoko[49], a literary work[50] and Abdelazer[51], a dramatic work[52].
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