WRITER

Birger Sjöberg

1885 - 1929

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Birger Sjöberg (1885–1929) was a Swedish poet, novelist and songwriter, whose best-known works include the faux-naïf song collection Fridas Bok (Frida's Book) and the novel Kvartetten Som Sprängdes (The Quartet That Split Up), a somewhat Dickensian relation about stock-exchange gambling in the twenties, and the frantic efforts to recover. Originally a journalist, Sjöberg wrote songs in his spare time. His debuted as a serious writer with the 1922 publication of Fridas Bok (Frida's Book), which was both a critical and popular success. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Birger Sjöberg has received more than 19,458 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Birger Sjöberg is the 6,198th most popular writer (down from 5,555th in 2019), the 1,135th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 963rd in 2019) and the 88th most popular Swedish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Samlade dikter
Swedish Songs
1949
Kvartetten som sprängdes
Musical fiction
1942
Twelve pieces and an introduction from Fridas bok
1975
Helst jag ville tro ..
1973
Kriser och kransar
1966
Dikter
1972
Kriser och kransar
1966
Kvartetten som sprängdes
Musical fiction
1942
Helst jag ville tro ..
1973
Samlade dikter
Swedish Songs
1949
Dikter
1972
Twelve pieces and an introduction from Fridas bok
1975

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Birger Sjöberg ranks 6,198 out of 7,302. Before him are John Barbour, Dejan Ajdačić, Fran Saleški Finžgar, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Mike Godwin, and Sylvain Tesson. After him are Bernice Rubens, Alain LeRoy Locke, Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir, Paolo Giordano, Lorraine Hansberry, and Sida Košutić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Birger Sjöberg ranks 258. Before him are John Fenning, Harry Ricardo, Bjørn Rasmussen, George Butterworth, Lionel Atwill, and Florence Turner. After him are Alain LeRoy Locke, Knut Torell, Riccardo Nowak, Burton Downing, Margaret Harwood, and George Dole. Among people deceased in 1929, Birger Sjöberg ranks 138. Before him are Juan Antonio Escurra, José Vicente Concha, Queenie Newall, Robert Reid, Nurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva, and Gladys Brockwell. After him are Rebeca Matte Bello, Joseph Smit, István Lichteneckert, Norman Pritchard, Dustin Farnum, and Burton Downing.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Birger Sjöberg ranks 1,135 out of 1,879. Before him are Johan Renck (1966), Karl Malmström (1875), Markus Rosenberg (1982), Jesper Blomqvist (1974), Tomas Gustafson (1959), and Stig Sjölin (1928). After him are Annalisa Ericson (1913), Bjarne Andersson (1940), Olle Nordin (1949), Joachim Björklund (1971), Tomas Jonsson (1960), and Ronald Pettersson (1935).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Birger Sjöberg ranks 88. Before him are Gunnel Vallquist (1918), Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894), Göran Sonnevi (1939), Kristina Lugn (1948), Karin Alvtegen (1965), and John Ajvide Lindqvist (1968). After him are Stig Claesson (1928), Mikael Niemi (1959), Sonja Åkesson (1926), Klas Östergren (1955), Helena Norberg-Hodge (1946), and Eva Ström (1947).

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