WRITER

Anne-Cath. Vestly

1920 - 2008

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Anne-Cath. Vestly (February 15, 1920 – December 15, 2008) was a Norwegian author of children's literature. She is known for a wide range of books published from 1953 to 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anne-Cath. Vestly has received more than 48,540 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Anne-Cath. Vestly is the 3,997th most popular writer (down from 3,763rd in 2019), the 245th most popular biography from Norway (down from 227th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 49k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Mormor Og De Atte Ungene I Skogen
1973
EIGHT CHILDREN AND ROSIE
1977
EIGHT CHILDREN AND A TRUCK
1973
8 + 2 i ciezarowka
2015

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Anne-Cath. Vestly ranks 3,997 out of 7,302. Before her are Alexander Neckam, Mary Norton, Jan Wolkers, Tad Williams, Eleanor Hibbert, and Grigol Abashidze. After her are Eduard von Keyserling, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Jacob of Edessa, Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Cesare Balbo, and Jane Dieulafoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Anne-Cath. Vestly ranks 252. Before her are Julien Ries, Heleno de Freitas, Paul Mebus, Pierre Poujade, Rudolf Kárpáti, and Nils Bohlin. After her are Eddie Slovik, Jack Lord, Vera Ralston, Lydia Wideman, Gabrielle Wittkop, and Franjo Mihalić. Among people deceased in 2008, Anne-Cath. Vestly ranks 191. Before her are Ferenc Fejtő, Fujio Akatsuka, Ahmed al-Mirghani, Yuri Rytkheu, Aleksandr Abdulov, and Anita Page. After her are Semka Sokolović-Bertok, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Raúl Reyes, Barry Morse, Rina Zaripova, and Cedella Booker.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Anne-Cath. Vestly ranks 245 out of 1,039. Before her are Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Cort Adeler (1622), Nina Grieg (1845), Martinus Rørbye (1803), Oddbjørn Hagen (1908), and Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866). After her are Knut Nystedt (1915), Knut Haugland (1917), Christopher Hansteen (1784), Pål Tyldum (1942), Magnar Solberg (1937), and Ole Jacob Broch (1818).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Anne-Cath. Vestly ranks 47. Before her are Hulda Garborg (1862), Johan Herman Wessel (1742), Johan Turi (1854), Alf Prøysen (1914), Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), and Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866). After her are Olav Duun (1876), Roy Jacobsen (1954), Erlend Loe (1969), Jens Bjørneboe (1920), Olav Aukrust (1883), and Linn Ullmann (1966).

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