WRITER

Alexander Kielland

1849 - 1906

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Alexander Lange Kielland (Norwegian: [ɑɫɛˈksɑ̀ndər ˈlɑ̂ŋːə ˈçɛ̀lːɑn]; 18 February 1849 – 6 April 1906) was a Norwegian realistic writer of the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Kielland has received more than 98,200 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Alexander Kielland is the 1,201st most popular writer (up from 1,217th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Norway and the 11th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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  • 65.94

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  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alexander Kielland ranks 1,201 out of 7,302. Before him are Radegund, Subramania Bharati, Max Nordau, Pierre de Marivaux, Aristophanes of Byzantium, and Dan Simmons. After him are Reinaldo Arenas, Ibn Khallikan, Roger Caillois, Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Odoric of Pordenone, and Ida Tarbell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, Alexander Kielland ranks 19. Before him are Nogi Maresuke, John Ambrose Fleming, Blanche Monnier, Eva Gonzalès, Ellen Key, and Max Nordau. After him are Michael Ancher, Empress Shōken, Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, Armand Peugeot, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, and Saionji Kinmochi. Among people deceased in 1906, Alexander Kielland ranks 13. Before him are Archduke Otto of Austria, Susan B. Anthony, Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, Georgy Gapon, and Anton Arensky. After him are Frits Thaulow, Bartolomé Mitre, Jules Breton, Elizabeth of the Trinity, Paul Drude, and Eugène Carrière.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Alexander Kielland ranks 62 out of 1,039. Before him are Halfdan the Black (810), Camilla Collett (1813), Einar Gerhardsen (1897), Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930), Harald Greycloak (935), and Arne Garborg (1851). After him are Christian Krohg (1852), Johan Christian Dahl (1788), Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841), Eric II of Norway (1268), Magnus IV of Norway (1115), and Finn E. Kydland (1943).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Alexander Kielland ranks 11. Before him are Jo Nesbø (1960), Ivar Aasen (1813), Ludvig Holberg (1684), Jostein Gaarder (1952), Camilla Collett (1813), and Arne Garborg (1851). After him are Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Jonas Lie (1833), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Henrik Wergeland (1808), and Jørgen Moe (1813).

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