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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 90,557 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Alexander Kielland is the 1,220th most popular writer (up from 1,557th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Norway (up from 93rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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  • 91k

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  • 59.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alexander Kielland ranks 1,220 out of 5,755. Before him are Chernorizets Hrabar, Giovanni Papini, Betty Friedan, Jeffery Deaver, Jussi Adler-Olsen, and Forough Farrokhzad. After him are Ján Kollár, Cornelius Gallus, Carson McCullers, Victorien Sardou, Antipater of Sidon, and Nizar Qabbani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, Alexander Kielland ranks 22. Before him are Blanche Monnier, Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime, Nogi Maresuke, Max Nordau, Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Armand Peugeot. After him are Vera Zasulich, Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria, Archduchess Mathilda of Austria, Lord Randolph Churchill, Empress Shōken, and Joseph Gallieni. Among people deceased in 1906, Alexander Kielland ranks 13. Before him are Archduke Otto of Austria, Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Susan B. Anthony, Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, Georgy Gapon, and Anton Arensky. After him are Elizabeth of the Trinity, Mihály Zichy, Bartolomé Mitre, Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau, Raja Ravi Varma, and Joseph Monier.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Alexander Kielland ranks 62 out of 927. Before him are Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Eric II of Norway (1268), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Ivar Giaever (1929), Christian Krohg (1852), and Magnus VI of Norway (1238). After him are Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973), Erna Solberg (1961), Finn E. Kydland (1943), Magnus Barefoot (1073), Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931), and Kjell Askildsen (1929).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Alexander Kielland ranks 8. Before him are Knut Hamsun (1859), Jo Nesbø (1960), Jostein Gaarder (1952), Ludvig Holberg (1684), Ivar Aasen (1813), and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832). After him are Kjell Askildsen (1929), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), and Jonas Lie (1833).

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