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Arno Schmidt

1914 - 1979

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Arno Schmidt (German: [ˈaʁno ʃmɪt] ; 18 January 1914 – 3 June 1979) was a German author and translator. He is little known outside of German-speaking areas, in part because his works present a formidable challenge to translators. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arno Schmidt has received more than 156,976 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Arno Schmidt is the 3,074th most popular writer (down from 3,037th in 2019), the 3,218th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,068th in 2019) and the 195th most popular German Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Arno Schmidt ranks 3,074 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles-Louis Philippe, Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, Subh-i-Azal, Lois Lowry, Wang Bo, and Abdulah Sidran. After him are Banjo Paterson, Robert Fisk, Antonio Fogazzaro, Abbās al-Aqqād, William Ernest Henley, and Yulian Semyonov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Arno Schmidt ranks 165. Before him are Gretel Bergmann, Max Wünsche, Viola Desmond, Adolf Diekmann, Sarla Thakral, and Norman McLaren. After him are Zivia Lubetkin, Sisowath Sirik Matak, Max Manus, Ehmetjan Qasim, Hernán Siles Zuazo, and Poul Hartling. Among people deceased in 1979, Arno Schmidt ranks 118. Before him are Frederick Stafford, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Ita Rina, Ján Kadár, Vsevolod Bobrov, and José Della Torre. After him are Johan Borgen, Ludwig Renn, Kurt Jooss, Ivar Johansson, Issa Pliyev, and John Cromwell.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Arno Schmidt ranks 3,218 out of 7,253. Before him are Gerardus Vossius (1577), Dieter Hoeneß (1953), Rosemarie Ackermann (1952), Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1658), Heinrich Karl Brugsch (1827), and Jörg Breu the Elder (1475). After him are Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723), Heike Drechsler (1964), Sandra Hüller (1978), Albert III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (1373), Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1905), and Kurt Hahn (1886).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Arno Schmidt ranks 195. Before him are Alfred Andersch (1914), Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths (1759), Picander (1700), Friedrich Wolf (1888), Richard Dehmel (1863), and Hans Erich Nossack (1901). After him are Elia Levita (1469), Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (1826), Walter Hasenclever (1890), Christoph Friedrich Nicolai (1733), Georg Sauerwein (1831), and Paul Fleming (1609).

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