WRITER

Anton Aškerc

1856 - 1912

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Anton Aškerc (pronounced [anˈtoːn ˈaːʃkɛrts] ; 9 January 1856 – 10 June 1912) was a Slovenian poet and Roman Catholic priest who worked in Austria, best known for his epic poems. Aškerc was born into a peasant family near the town of Rimske Toplice in the Duchy of Styria, then part of the Austrian Empire (now in Slovenia), and baptized Anton Askerz. His place of birth is recorded as at house no. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anton Aškerc has received more than 29,821 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Anton Aškerc is the 5,422nd most popular writer (down from 5,051st in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 85th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Slovene Writer.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Balade in romance
1971
Mučeniki
1997
Pesme
1972
Zbrano delo
Criticism and interpretation
1946
Med Turki in Rusi
Travel
2006
Izbrane pesmi
1969

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Anton Aškerc ranks 5,422 out of 7,302. Before him are Nancy Kress, Yuri Nagibin, Mary Sidney, Johan Falkberget, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, and Anton Donchev. After him are Pentti Saarikoski, Alain Decaux, José Luandino Vieira, Erik Johan Stagnelius, Astrid Ivask, and Nikolai Aseev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, Anton Aškerc ranks 113. Before him are Jens Christian Christensen, Helene von Druskowitz, Paul Henri Lecomte, Vernon Lee, Belisario Porras Barahona, and Edward Goodrich Acheson. After him are Friedrich Kluge, Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz de Salazar, Walther von Dyck, Karolina Widerström, Keir Hardie, and Yuly Shokalsky. Among people deceased in 1912, Anton Aškerc ranks 116. Before him are Patricio Escobar, Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Spiru Haret, Eduardo López de Romaña, Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, and Henri Bouckaert. After him are Richard Andree, Juan Gualberto González, Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Luis Cordero Crespo, Octavia Hill, and Harriet Quimby.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Anton Aškerc ranks 100 out of 340. Before him are Eva Sršen (1951), Lojze Grozde (1923), Dimitrij Rupel (1946), Rudolf Cvetko (1880), Milivoje Novaković (1979), and Josip Primožič (1900). After him are Sasha Vujačić (1984), Martin Strel (1954), Luka Dončić (1999), Zofka Kveder (1878), Marko Elsner (1960), and Jure Zdovc (1966).

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Among WRITERS In Slovenia

Among writers born in Slovenia, Anton Aškerc ranks 17. Before him are Valentin Vodnik (1758), Oton Župančič (1878), Srečko Kosovel (1904), Adam Bohorič (1520), Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg (1806), and Fran Levstik (1831). After him are Zofka Kveder (1878), Josip Jurčič (1844), Ivan Tavčar (1851), Josipina Turnograjska (1833), Svetlana Makarovič (1939), and Luiza Pesjak (1828).

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