WRITER

Cecil Bødker

1927 - 2020

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Cecil Bødker (27 March 1927 – 19 April 2020) was a Danish writer and poet, most known for young adult fiction books about the character "Silas". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cecil Bødker has received more than 31,632 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Cecil Bødker is the 3,303rd most popular writer (up from 3,426th in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from Denmark (up from 345th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Danish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 32k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Malvina
Fiction, general
2018
Mary of Nazareth
1989
The Leopard
1975
Silas and the runaway coach
Follows the further adventures of a fiercely independent country boy as he briefly resides with the family of a wealthy urban merchant.
1978
Leoparden
Fiction, Juvenile fiction
An Ethiopian boy finds his life endangered when he discovers that a disguised blacksmith, not a leopard, is responsible for a great many missing cattle in the area.
1972
Silas og den sorte hoppe
Fiction, Horses
A fiercely independent thirteen-year-old boy over comes several problems to keep the majestic black mare he won from a greedy horse trainer.
1978

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cecil Bødker ranks 3,303 out of 7,302. Before her are Lucius Varius Rufus, Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov, Charles Pinot Duclos, Mikhail Kuzmin, Mikayel Nalbandian, and Jean Rotrou. After her are Angel Wagenstein, Abdullah Goran, Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Salvador Espriu, Bernard-Marie Koltès, and Peter Mayle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Cecil Bødker ranks 196. Before her are Thanin Kraivichien, Adhemar da Silva, Halton Arp, Carlos Romero, Jarl Kulle, and Dany Robin. After her are Claudio Brook, Victor Wong, Edmund Gettier, Éva Székely, Vasyl Makukh, and Júlio Duarte Langa. Among people deceased in 2020, Cecil Bødker ranks 243. Before her are Marlene Ahrens, Suzy Delair, Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, Nikolay Shmatko, Enzo Mari, and Adrianus Johannes Simonis. After her are Dino da Costa, Ljiljana Petrović, Samuel Little, Valentin Gaft, Lê Khả Phiêu, and Nobby Stiles.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Cecil Bødker ranks 331 out of 1,032. Before her are Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946), Birthe Wilke (1936), Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1811), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia (1504), Henning Jensen (1949), and Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655). After her are Peter Freuchen (1886), Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1792), Jean Hersholt (1886), Per Nørgård (1932), Erik Eriksen (1902), and Palle Huld (1912).

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Among WRITERS In Denmark

Among writers born in Denmark, Cecil Bødker ranks 29. Before her are Holger Drachmann (1846), Kjeld Abell (1901), Peter Høeg (1957), Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen (1872), Jens Baggesen (1764), and Jens Fink-Jensen (1956). After her are Johannes Ewald (1743), Thorkild Hansen (1927), Johannes Jørgensen (1866), Bernhard Severin Ingemann (1789), Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791), and Peter Andreas Heiberg (1758).

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