WRITER
August Ahlqvist
1826 - 1889
August Ahlqvist
Karl August Engelbrekt Ahlqvist, who wrote as A. Oksanen (7 August 1826 – 20 November 1889), was a Finnish professor, poet, scholar of the Finno-Ugric languages, author, and literary critic. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of August Ahlqvist has received more than 23,138 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). August Ahlqvist is the 4,263rd most popular writer (up from 4,731st in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Finland (up from 265th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Finnish Writer.
Memorability Metrics
23k
Page Views (PV)
49.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
4.23
Effective Languages (L*)
2.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, August Ahlqvist ranks 4,263 out of 7,302. Before him are Yu Dafu, Richard Beer-Hofmann, Guzal Sitdikova, Richard Pococke, Joachim Ringelnatz, and Rube Goldberg. After him are Josef Kajetán Tyl, Krishan Chander, Adalet Ağaoğlu, Roy Jacobsen, Vladislav Khodasevich, and Ciro Alegría.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYu Dafu
1896 - 1945
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,257
Richard Beer-Hofmann
1866 - 1945
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,258
Guzal Sitdikova
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,259
Richard Pococke
1704 - 1765
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,260
Joachim Ringelnatz
1883 - 1934
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,261
Rube Goldberg
1883 - 1970
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,262
August Ahlqvist
1826 - 1889
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,263
Josef Kajetán Tyl
1808 - 1856
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4,264
Krishan Chander
1914 - 1977
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4,265
Adalet Ağaoğlu
1929 - 2020
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4,266
Roy Jacobsen
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4,267
Vladislav Khodasevich
1886 - 1939
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4,268
Ciro Alegría
1909 - 1967
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4,269
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1826, August Ahlqvist ranks 49. Before him are Rahime Perestu Sultan, Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann, Matilda Joslyn Gage, İbrahim Şinasi, Spotted Elk, and Silvestro Lega. After him are Mariano Ignacio Prado, Domenico Morelli, Johann Köler, Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen, Henry Clifton Sorby, and Friedrich Chrysander. Among people deceased in 1889, August Ahlqvist ranks 66. Before him are Miles Joseph Berkeley, Ole Jacob Broch, Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov, Domingo Santa María, Gustav Lange, and Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter. After him are José Joaquín Pérez, Michele Amari, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Juan Montalvo, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and Paul du Bois-Reymond.
Others Born in 1826
Go to all RankingsRahime Perestu Sultan
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1826 - 1906
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 43
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
PHYSICIST
1826 - 1899
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 44
Matilda Joslyn Gage
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1826 - 1898
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 45
İbrahim Şinasi
WRITER
1826 - 1871
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 46
Spotted Elk
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1890
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 47
Silvestro Lega
PAINTER
1826 - 1895
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 48
August Ahlqvist
WRITER
1826 - 1889
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 49
Mariano Ignacio Prado
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1901
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 50
Domenico Morelli
PAINTER
1826 - 1901
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 51
Johann Köler
PAINTER
1826 - 1899
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 52
Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen
CHEMIST
1826 - 1909
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 53
Henry Clifton Sorby
GEOLOGIST
1826 - 1908
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 54
Friedrich Chrysander
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1901
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 1889
Go to all RankingsMiles Joseph Berkeley
BIOLOGIST
1803 - 1889
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 60
Ole Jacob Broch
PHYSICIST
1818 - 1889
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 61
Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1889
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 62
Domingo Santa María
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1889
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 63
Gustav Lange
COMPOSER
1830 - 1889
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 64
Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1889
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 65
August Ahlqvist
WRITER
1826 - 1889
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 66
José Joaquín Pérez
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1889
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 67
Michele Amari
HISTORIAN
1806 - 1889
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 68
Gerard Manley Hopkins
WRITER
1844 - 1889
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 69
Juan Montalvo
WRITER
1832 - 1889
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 70
Julia Gardiner Tyler
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1889
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 71
Paul du Bois-Reymond
MATHEMATICIAN
1831 - 1889
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 72
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, August Ahlqvist ranks 221 out of 751. Before him are Vesa-Matti Loiri (1945), Sofi Oksanen (1977), Matti Salminen (1945), Antti Hackzell (1881), Arvo Askola (1909), and Vilho Lampi (1898). After him are Woldemar Hägglund (1893), Timo Mäkinen (1938), V. J. Sukselainen (1906), Edvin Wide (1896), Kurt Martti Wallenius (1893), and Maria Wiik (1853).
Others born in Finland
Go to all RankingsVesa-Matti Loiri
ACTOR
1945 - 2022
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 215
Sofi Oksanen
WRITER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 216
Matti Salminen
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 217
Antti Hackzell
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1946
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 218
Arvo Askola
ATHLETE
1909 - 1975
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 219
Vilho Lampi
PAINTER
1898 - 1936
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 220
August Ahlqvist
WRITER
1826 - 1889
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 221
Woldemar Hägglund
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1963
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 222
Timo Mäkinen
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 223
V. J. Sukselainen
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1995
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 224
Edvin Wide
ATHLETE
1896 - 1996
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 225
Kurt Martti Wallenius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1984
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 226
Maria Wiik
PAINTER
1853 - 1928
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 227
Among WRITERS In Finland
Among writers born in Finland, August Ahlqvist ranks 22. Before him are Bo Carpelan (1926), Paavo Haavikko (1931), Johannes Linnankoski (1869), Lydia Chukovskaya (1907), Frans Michael Franzén (1772), and Sofi Oksanen (1977). After him are Adolf Ivar Arwidsson (1791), Märta Tikkanen (1935), Rosa Liksom (1958), Antti Tuuri (1944), Sam Lake (1970), and Tua Forsström (1947).
Bo Carpelan
1926 - 2011
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 16
Paavo Haavikko
1931 - 2008
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 17
Johannes Linnankoski
1869 - 1913
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 18
Lydia Chukovskaya
1907 - 1996
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 19
Frans Michael Franzén
1772 - 1847
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 20
Sofi Oksanen
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 21
August Ahlqvist
1826 - 1889
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 22
Adolf Ivar Arwidsson
1791 - 1858
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 23
Märta Tikkanen
1935 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 24
Rosa Liksom
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 25
Antti Tuuri
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 26
Sam Lake
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 27
Tua Forsström
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 28