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WRITER

August Gailit

1891 - 1960

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August Gailit (9 January 1891 – 5 November 1960) was an Estonian writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of August Gailit has received more than 26,110 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. August Gailit is the 5,321st most popular writer (down from 4,769th in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 139th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Estonian Writer.

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  • 26k

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  • 43.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, August Gailit ranks 5,321 out of 5,755Before him are Thomas Mofolo, Louis Guilloux, Michael Swanwick, Anthony Powell, Jeanne Dumée, and Yehoshua Kenaz. After him are Hannu Salama, Walter Moers, Alberto Bevilacqua, Vladimir Tendryakov, Katri Vala, and Brad Falchuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, August Gailit ranks 227Before him are Ernest Leonard Johnson, Ellen Wilkinson, Gustaf Dyrssen, Erik Lindahl, Willy Birgel, and Lorenzo Mangiante. After him are Jetta Goudal, René Barbier, John A. Costello, Arnold Jackson, Audrey Munson, and Leo Burnett. Among people deceased in 1960, August Gailit ranks 189Before him are Nils Widforss, Alfred E. Green, The Great Gama, Erik Lindahl, Lawrence Tibbett, and José Serrato. After him are Aneurin Bevan, Christopher Hornsrud, Anni Holdmann, Joseph Lamb, Dimitrana Ivanova, and Charles Delporte.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, August Gailit ranks 159 out of 310Before him are Paul Felix Schmidt (1916), Erki Nool (1970), Silvi Vrait (1951), Heinrich Mark (1911), Viivi Luik (1946), and Heino Kruus (1926). After him are Jaak Lipso (1940), Anne Veski (1956), Mihkel Veske (1843), Paul-Eerik Rummo (1942), Juhan Parts (1966), and Markko Märtin (1975).

Among WRITERS In Estonia

Among writers born in Estonia, August Gailit ranks 19Before him are Juhan Liiv (1864), Friedebert Tuglas (1886), Jakob Hurt (1839), Juhan Smuul (1922), Alexander Vostokov (1781), and Viivi Luik (1946). After him are Mihkel Veske (1843), Paul-Eerik Rummo (1942), Anna Haava (1864), Andrus Kivirähk (1970), Tõnu Õnnepalu (1962), and Maarja Kangro (1973).