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Aleksis Kivi

1834 - 1872

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Aleksis Kivi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑleksis ˈkiʋi] ; born Alexis Stenvall; 10 October 1834 – 31 December 1872) was a Finnish writer who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, Seitsemän veljestä ("Seven Brothers"), published in 1870. He is also known for his 1864 play, Nummisuutarit ("Heath Cobblers"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aleksis Kivi has received more than 166,231 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Aleksis Kivi is the 1,336th most popular writer (down from 1,264th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Finland (down from 40th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Finnish Writer.

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  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Aleksis Kivi ranks 1,336 out of 5,755. Before him are Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Joanot Martorell, Reinaldo Arenas, Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza, Robert Bloch, and Chūya Nakahara. After him are Thomas Moore, Nikolaus Lenau, Hartmann von Aue, Jakob Wassermann, Joyce Carol Oates, and Radoje Domanović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1834, Aleksis Kivi ranks 20. Before him are Vasily Perov, Kawakami Gensai, Norodom of Cambodia, Jan Neruda, Johann Philipp Reis, and Julia Pastrana. After him are Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, Carl Bloch, Gaston Planté, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, Viktor Hartmann, and Infanta Amalia of Spain. Among people deceased in 1872, Aleksis Kivi ranks 19. Before him are William John Macquorn Rankine, Stanisław Moniuszko, Prince Albert of Prussia, Zeng Guofan, Ljudevit Gaj, and Mary Somerville. After him are Immanuel Nobel, Vladimir Dal, William H. Seward, Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, John Bowring, and Handrij Zejler.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Aleksis Kivi ranks 48 out of 642. Before him are Albert Edelfelt (1854), Hannu Mikkola (1942), Ari Vatanen (1952), Lars Ahlfors (1907), Armi Kuusela (1934), and Mauritz Stiller (1883). After him are Zachris Topelius (1818), Eliel Saarinen (1873), Hugo Simberg (1873), Lasse Virén (1949), Antti Aarne (1867), and Ernst Linder (1868).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Aleksis Kivi ranks 7. Before him are Tove Jansson (1914), Mika Waltari (1908), Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888), Arto Paasilinna (1942), Mikael Agricola (1510), and Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804). After him are Zachris Topelius (1818), Väinö Linna (1920), Eino Leino (1878), Minna Canth (1844), Juhani Aho (1861), and Fredrika Bremer (1801).

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