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Camilla Collett

1813 - 1895

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Jacobine Camilla Collett (née Wergeland; 23 January 1813 – 6 March 1895) was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being one of the first contributors to realism in Norwegian literature. Her younger brother was Major General Joseph Frantz Oscar Wergeland. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Camilla Collett has received more than 80,020 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Camilla Collett is the 2,843rd most popular writer (up from 2,988th in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Norway (up from 190th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Camilla Collett ranks 2,843 out of 5,755. Before her are Mihály Vörösmarty, Joan Brossa, Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dracontius, Valery Larbaud, and Stanko Vraz. After her are Mircea Cărtărescu, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, Dritëro Agolli, Charles-Louis Philippe, Olena Teliha, and Jacques Delille.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1813, Camilla Collett ranks 35. Before her are Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, Jørgen Moe, Frederick Scott Archer, Adolph Kolping, Agostino Depretis, and Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. After her are Alexander Parkes, Thomas Andrews, Moritz Wagner, Ludwig Leichhardt, Charles Blanc, and William Smith. Among people deceased in 1895, Camilla Collett ranks 47. Before her are Benjamin Godard, Albert F. Mummery, Lahiri Mahasaya, Eugen Langen, Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia, and John Wesley Hardin. After her are Sophie Adlersparre, Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, Felix Hoppe-Seyler, Henri Ernest Baillon, Viktor Rydberg, and Władysław Podkowiński.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Camilla Collett ranks 157 out of 927. Before her are Jon Fosse (1959), Viggo Brun (1885), Thorbjørn Jagland (1950), Trygve Bratteli (1910), Jacob Tullin Thams (1898), and Nils Christie (1928). After her are Euronymous (1968), Johan Borgen (1902), Sigurd Slembe (1100), Bjørn Wirkola (1943), Jon Elster (1940), and Peter Waage (1833).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Camilla Collett ranks 27. Before her are Margit Sandemo (1924), Anne Holt (1958), Karin Fossum (1954), Petter Dass (1647), Hans Aanrud (1863), and Jon Fosse (1959). After her are Johan Borgen (1902), Eysteinn Erlendsson (1120), Amalie Skram (1846), Sigurd Hoel (1890), Johan Herman Wessel (1742), and Gunnar Staalesen (1947).

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