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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 18,301 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Birger Sjöberg is the 5,574th most popular writer (down from 4,771st in 2019), the 964th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 725th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Swedish Writer.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Birger Sjöberg ranks 5,574 out of 5,755. Before him are Andreas Eschbach, Stanisław Barańczak, Gillian Flynn, James Dickey, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Meindert DeJong. After him are Jodi Picoult, Kurt Marti, Anna Haava, Beryl Bainbridge, Christian Kracht, and Roma Ryan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Birger Sjöberg ranks 214. Before him are Robert Liottel, C. J. Hambro, George Dole, Bjørn Rasmussen, René Benjamin, and Riccardo Nowak. After him are Mário de Noronha, Alain LeRoy Locke, Lionel Atwill, Ben Chifley, Frederick Holman, and Ethel Muckelt. Among people deceased in 1929, Birger Sjöberg ranks 128. Before him are Juan Antonio Escurra, Burton Downing, Joseph Smit, Sigurd Jørgensen, Robert Ridgway, and Ödön Tersztyánszky. After him are Queenie Newall, Dustin Farnum, Gladys Brockwell, and Norman Pritchard.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Birger Sjöberg ranks 964 out of 1,612. Before him are Mats Sundin (1971), Barbro Martinsson (1935), Linn Berggren (1970), Hugo Wieslander (1889), Gösta Lilliehöök (1884), and Johnny Ekström (1965). After him are Tomas Gustafson (1959), Gunnel Vallquist (1918), Emilia Rydberg (1978), Ola Toivonen (1986), Zara Larsson (1997), and Robyn (1979).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Birger Sjöberg ranks 84. Before him are Lars Ahlin (1915), Majgull Axelsson (1947), Kjell Espmark (1930), Per Wästberg (1933), Karin Alvtegen (1965), and Johan Theorin (1963). After him are Gunnel Vallquist (1918), Stig Claesson (1928), Göran Sonnevi (1939), John Ajvide Lindqvist (1968), Eva Ström (1947), and Sonja Åkesson (1926).

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