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Thomas Hardy was born on June 2, 1840[1], in Dorchester[2]. He died on January 11, 1928[3], in Dorchester[4]. He worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], screenwriter[7], and poet[8]. He ranks in the top 0.54% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,290 views/month, #5,368 of 1,000,298).[9]
Depicted by: Portrait Of Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)[39]
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[40]
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Thomas Hardy has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
He has been cited as an influence by Robert Frost[48], a poet[49], 1874–1963[50], of United States[51], awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry[52]; W. H. Auden[53], a poet[54], 1907–1973[55], of United Kingdom[56], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[57]; and Siegfried Sassoon[58], a reporter[59], 1886–1967[60], of United Kingdom[61], awarded the Military Cross[62].
Works attributed to him include Tess of the d'Urbervilles[63], a literary work[64]; Far from the Madding Crowd[65], a literary work[66]; Jude the Obscure[67], a literary work[68]; The Mayor of Casterbridge[69], a literary work[70]; The Return of the Native[71], a literary work[72]; and The Woodlanders[73].
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Plaque image→Blue plaque for Thomas Hardy at 15 Hook Road Surbiton.jpg, THOMAS HARDY 1840-1928 POET & NOVELIST lived here 1878-1881., Wimborne Blue Plaque - Thomas Hardy's house - geograph.org.u
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