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 25,893 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. August Gailit is the 5,894th most popular writer (down from 5,302nd in 2019), the 191st most popular biography from Estonia (down from 159th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Estonian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 26k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Toomas Nipernaadi
1931
Kas mäletad, mu arm?
1951
Üle rahutu vee
Fiction, World War, 1939-1945
1951
Nippernaht und die Jahreszeiten
1931
Viimne romantik
1949
Leegitsev süda
1956

Page views of August Gailits by language

Over the past year August Gailit has had the most page views in the with 14,908 views, followed by English (2,560), and Russian (989). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (113.04%), Persian (46.78%), and Czech (40.78%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, August Gailit ranks 5,894 out of 7,302. Before him are John Jakes, Wilhelm Genazino, Katherine Pancol, Jaroslav Kvapil, Anthony Shaffer, and Thomas Berger. After him are Gay Talese, Oscar Levertin, Wilbert Awdry, Lydie Salvayre, Henry Lincoln, and Julia Donaldson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, August Gailit ranks 254. Before him are Erik Lindahl, Jean Jacoby, Bernhard Zondek, Béla von Kehrling, John A. Costello, and Lorenzo Mangiante. After him are Hans Liesche, Gustaf Lindblom, Arnold Jackson, Irving Pichel, Harry Hebner, and Petras Klimas. Among people deceased in 1960, August Gailit ranks 209. Before him are Dudley Nichols, Erik Lindahl, Aneurin Bevan, Otto Nilsson, Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov, and Thalia Flora-Karavia. After him are Alfred E. Green, Gustaf Lindblom, Giles Gilbert Scott, Karl Gustafsson, Edward Brophy, and Raoul Paoli.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, August Gailit ranks 191 out of 351. Before him are Heinrich Mark (1911), Andres Oper (1977), Kalevi Kotkas (1913), Ott Tänak (1987), Kristina Šmigun-Vähi (1977), and Tunne Kelam (1936). After him are Kadri Simson (1977), Ellen Niit (1928), Markko Märtin (1975), Arvo Valton (1935), Erkki-Sven Tüür (1959), and Paul Felix Schmidt (1916).

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Among WRITERS In Estonia

Among writers born in Estonia, August Gailit ranks 23. Before him are August Jakobson (1904), Juhan Liiv (1864), Alexander Vostokov (1781), Anna Haava (1864), Paul-Eerik Rummo (1942), and August Alle (1890). After him are Ellen Niit (1928), Arvo Valton (1935), Mihkel Veske (1843), Artur Adson (1889), Viivi Luik (1946), and Albert Kivikas (1898).

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