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Christian Matras

1900 - 1988

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Christian Matras (7 December 1900 – 16 October 1988) was a Faroese poet and academic. He was the founding professor of the University of the Faroe Islands. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian Matras has received more than 3,216 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Matras is the 5,201st most popular writer (down from 4,880th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Faroe Islands and the 5th most popular Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.2k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Stednavne paa de færøske Norðuroyar
Geographical Names, Names, Geographical
1933
Yrkingar, 1917-45
1965
Upp í lógvan av ørindum =
1981
Leikur og loynd
1975
Færøsk sprog i skrift og tale
Folklore, Social life and customs
1951
Á hellu eg stóð
1972

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Christian Matras ranks 5,201 out of 7,302. Before him are John Farey Sr., Gesualdo Bufalino, Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, Rita Mae Brown, Solomana Kante, and Clara Reeve. After him are Sam Lake, Lester del Rey, David McKee, Miklós Jósika, Nikolai Pogodin, and Carlos Monsiváis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Christian Matras ranks 242. Before him are Cecil Griffiths, Frederick Terman, Elizabeth Goudge, Devdas Gandhi, Konrad Hirsch, and Ernie Pyle. After him are Nikolai Pogodin, Alice Neel, Zenón Noriega Agüero, Zoltán Lajos Bay, Stamatios Nikolopoulos, and Simon Janashia. Among people deceased in 1988, Christian Matras ranks 196. Before him are Pavel Kadochnikov, Mike Beuttler, Nando González, Anna Sipos, Eric A. Havelock, and Thawan Thamrongnawasawat. After him are Louis L'Amour, Jackie Milburn, Max Black, Alf Kjellin, Plácido Galindo, and Aya Kitō.

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In Faroe Islands

Among people born in Faroe Islands, Christian Matras ranks 7 out of 27. Before him are Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860), William Heinesen (1900), Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), Símun av Skarði (1872), Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), and Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964). After him are Heðin Brú (1901), Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951), Rói Patursson (1947), Marita Petersen (1940), Aksel V. Johannesen (1972), and Eivør Pálsdóttir (1983).

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Among WRITERS In Faroe Islands

Among writers born in Faroe Islands, Christian Matras ranks 5. Before him are William Heinesen (1900), Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), Símun av Skarði (1872), and Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900). After him are Heðin Brú (1901), Rói Patursson (1947), and Jakob Jakobsen (1864).

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