WRITER

Cyprian Norwid

1821 - 1883

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Cyprian Kamil Norwid (Polish pronunciation: [ˈt͡sɨprjan ˈnɔrvit]; 24 September 1821 – 23 May 1883) was a Polish poet, dramatist, painter, sculptor, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the four most important Polish Romantic poets, though scholars still debate whether he is more aptly described as a late romantic or an early modernist. Norwid led a tragic, often poverty-stricken life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cyprian Norwid has received more than 169,705 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Cyprian Norwid is the 2,085th most popular writer (up from 2,476th in 2019), the 472nd most popular biography from Poland (up from 539th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Polish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

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  • 55.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Pisma wszystkie
1971
Poems
Polish poetry
1863
Vade-mecum
1947
Pisma wybrane
1968
Correspondence
Authors, Polish, Correspondence, Polish Authors
1937
Promethidion
1939
Vade-mecum
1947
Poems
Polish poetry
1863
Promethidion
1939
Correspondence
Authors, Polish, Correspondence, Polish Authors
1937
Pisma wszystkie
1971
Pisma wybrane
1968

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cyprian Norwid ranks 2,085 out of 7,302. Before him are Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, George MacDonald, Vasily Aksyonov, Sophie de Condorcet, Dominique Venner, and Hermas. After him are Aspazija, John Grinder, Walter Tevis, James M. Cain, Philippe Sollers, and Gaston III, Count of Foix.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1821, Cyprian Norwid ranks 34. Before him are Leon Pinsker, Ernst Engel, Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg, Tuone Udaina, Rachel Félix, and Félix Ziem. After him are Franz Doppler, Gabriel García Moreno, Ford Madox Brown, Albert, 4th duc de Broglie, Mary Baker Eddy, and Ferdinand Gregorovius. Among people deceased in 1883, Cyprian Norwid ranks 29. Before him are Friedrich von Flotow, Pierre Auguste Cot, Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha, Édouard René de Laboulaye, Lucien Olivier, and Wilhelm Peters. After him are Franz Doppler, Iwakura Tomomi, Arnold Toynbee, Hendrik Conscience, Edward FitzGerald, and Juliette Drouet.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Cyprian Norwid ranks 472 out of 1,694. Before him are Paul Wegener (1874), Maria Konopnicka (1842), Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1734), Jerzy Dudek (1973), Nahum Sokolow (1859), and John Cantius (1390). After him are Ryszard Siwiec (1909), Walther von Lüttwitz (1859), Elisabeth Hevelius (1647), Zawisza Czarny (1379), Beata Tyszkiewicz (1938), and Sholem Asch (1880).

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Among WRITERS In Poland

Among writers born in Poland, Cyprian Norwid ranks 44. Before him are Stanisław Przybyszewski (1868), Uri Orlev (1931), Izabela Czartoryska (1746), Julian Tuwim (1894), Marcel Reich-Ranicki (1920), and Maria Konopnicka (1842). After him are Sholem Asch (1880), Stefania Wilczyńska (1886), Alexander Imich (1903), Piotr Skarga (1536), Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812), and Maciej Stryjkowski (1547).

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