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August Jakobson

1904 - 1963

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August Jakobson (2 September 1904 – 23 May 1963) was an Estonian writer and politician. He was one of the few Estonian playwright among his contemporaries whose plays were untouched by Soviet censorship and reached other Soviet states. He has been described as the leading Stalinist in Soviet Estonian drama. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of August Jakobson has received more than 17,847 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. August Jakobson is the 4,678th most popular writer, the 138th most popular biography from Estonia and the 17th most popular Estonian Writer.

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  • 55.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, August Jakobson ranks 4,678 out of 7,302. Before him are Stephen Baxter, Elias Khoury, Michalina Wisłocka, Peter Ackroyd, Paweł Huelle, and Nikolai Tikhonov. After him are Tobias Wolff, Samo Chalupka, Gillian Rubinstein, Jean Vautrin, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, and Sultan Bahu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, August Jakobson ranks 227. Before him are Giuliano Bonfante, Piero Toscani, Constance Bennett, Gregg Toland, Ancel Keys, and Käthe von Nagy. After him are François Marty, Jānis Daliņš, Ralph Kronig, Sergio Amidei, Rudolf Burkert, and Gino Rossetti. Among people deceased in 1963, August Jakobson ranks 151. Before him are Cilly Aussem, Benjamin Jones, Adrien Rommel, Charles Winslow, Julius Edgar Lilienfeld, and Jens Hundseid. After him are Mohammad Ali Bogra, Carl Skottsberg, Henri Masson, Joseph Sweeney, Learco Guerra, and Vasyl Barvinsky.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, August Jakobson ranks 138 out of 351. Before him are Jüri Tamm (1957), Arnold Meri (1919), Ivo Linna (1949), Aavo Pikkuus (1954), Jüri Ratas (1978), and Mart Helme (1949). After him are Ester Mägi (1922), Voldemar Väli (1903), Jaan Kikkas (1892), Juhan Liiv (1864), Jaak Uudmäe (1954), and Vladas Mikėnas (1910).

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Among WRITERS In Estonia

Among writers born in Estonia, August Jakobson ranks 17. Before him are Betti Alver (1906), Eno Raud (1928), Oskar Luts (1887), Juhan Smuul (1922), Jakob Hurt (1839), and Friedebert Tuglas (1886). After him are Juhan Liiv (1864), Alexander Vostokov (1781), Anna Haava (1864), Paul-Eerik Rummo (1942), August Alle (1890), and August Gailit (1891).

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