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Charles Dickens

English novelist and social critic (1812–1870).

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Lived58 years1812–1870

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Charles Dickens was an English novelist and social critic. Born on 7 February 1812 in Landport, Dickens died on 9 June 1870 in Gads Hill Place at the age of 58.

Notable works include The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol. Honours include Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

With a Wikipedia article in 250 languages, Charles Dickens is No. 253 in the People and Position Index.

Born
7 February 1812, Landport
Died
9 June 1870, Gads Hill Place (aged 58)
Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Known as
Writer, novelist, journalist
Field
Literature
Genres
Novella, non-fiction
Languages
English, British English
Children
10
Wikipedia editions
250

Did you know

58

Lived to 58.

7 Feb

Shares a birthday with Thomas More and Sinclair Lewis.

250

Has a Wikipedia article in 250 languages.

Computed from the Index and Wikidata.

Connections

Charles Dickens
  • FatherJohn Dickens
  • MotherElizabeth Dickens
  • SpouseCatherine Dickens
  • SiblingFrederick Dickens
  • SiblingAlfred Lamert Dickens
  • SiblingAugustus Dickens
  • SiblingLetitia Mary Dickens
  • ChildCharles Dickens, Jr.
  • ChildMary Dickens
  • ChildKate Perugini
  • ChildWalter Landor Dickens
  • ChildFrancis Dickens

One has a profile here.

Honours and works

Awards

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Notable works

  • The Pickwick Papers
  • Oliver Twist
  • A Christmas Carol
  • David Copperfield
  • Bleak House
  • Hard Times: For These Times
  • Little Dorrit
  • A Tale of Two Cities
  • Great Expectations
  • Barnaby Rudge

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Sources

  1. Wikidata Q5686 (facts, CC0)
  2. Wikimedia pageviews API (popularity)