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Þórbergur Þórðarson

1888 - 1974

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Þórbergur Þórðarson (Thórbergur Thórdarson) (Hali í Suðursveit, 12 March 1888/1889 – Reykjavík, 12 November 1974) was an Icelandic author and Esperantist. An ironist, satirist, volatile critic, and ground-breaking achiever in experimental auto-fiction, Þórbergur arguably remains among Iceland's most beloved 20th century authors. He is considered one of the greatest Icelandic stylists of his day, with an unrivalled vocabulary and astonishing facility for written expression. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Þórbergur Þórðarson has received more than 40,483 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Þórbergur Þórðarson is the 5,543rd most popular writer (down from 5,108th in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Iceland (down from 71st in 2019) and the 21st most popular Icelander Writer.

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  • 45.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 5,543 out of 7,302. Before him are Wajdi Mouawad, Albert Engström, Kenneth Burke, Michael Grant, Meindert DeJong, and Antoni Lange. After him are John Esposito, Tom Robbins, Ferdinand von Schirach, Grace Paley, Joe Sacco, and Melih Cevdet Anday.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 231. Before him are James Waddell Alexander II, Andreas Cervin, Curt Goetz, Jacques de Lacretelle, Carlos Quintanilla, and David Jacobs. After him are Andrea Andreen, Axel Janse, Maurice Schilles, Alvah Meyer, Bob Glendenning, and J. B. Kripalani. Among people deceased in 1974, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 212. Before him are Marieluise Fleißer, José Vidal, Cornelius Lanczos, Luis Marín, Karen Silkwood, and Sergey Urusevsky. After him are Gaston Mercier, Mamerto Urriolagoitía, Clive Brook, Vlasta Děkanová, Paul Barth, and Pedro Benítez.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 72 out of 190. Before him are Bjarni Benediktsson (1970), Jóhann Hafstein (1915), Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969), Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876), Tryggvi Þórhallsson (1889), and Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894). After him are Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason (1867), Ólafur Jóhannesson (1913), Snorri Hjartarson (1906), Jón Magnússon (1859), Jón Þorláksson (1877), and Arnór Guðjohnsen (1961).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 21. Before him are Eggert Ólafsson (1726), Einar Benediktsson (1864), Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963), Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), and Hallgrímur Helgason (1959). After him are Snorri Hjartarson (1906), Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir (1940), Gyrðir Elíasson (1961), Sjón (1962), and Jónína Leósdóttir (1954).

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