WRITER

Dezső Kosztolányi

1885 - 1936

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Dezső Kosztolányi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdɛʒøː ˈkostolaːɲi]; March 29, 1885 – November 3, 1936) was a Hungarian writer, journalist, translator, and also a speaker of Esperanto. He wrote in all literary genres, from poetry to essays to theatre plays. Building his own style, he used French symbolism, impressionism, expressionism and psychological realism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dezső Kosztolányi has received more than 99,318 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Dezső Kosztolányi is the 2,709th most popular writer (down from 2,367th in 2019), the 575th most popular biography from Austria (down from 126th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Austrian Writer.

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dezső Kosztolányi ranks 2,709 out of 7,302. Before him are Marianne Fredriksson, Fernand Crommelynck, Artur Lundkvist, Etel Adnan, Chandrashekhara Kambara, and Johanna van Gogh-Bonger. After him are Giovanni Pontano, Champfleury, László Polgár, Henry Darger, Olympiodorus of Thebes, and Eric Roth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Dezső Kosztolányi ranks 109. Before him are Josef Frank, Mineichi Koga, Francisco Bru, Tadeusz Kutrzeba, Sophie, Princess of Albania, and Anton Flettner. After him are Karl Genzken, Jan Czochralski, Aleksandras Stulginskis, Jerome Kern, Henri Laurens, and Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy. Among people deceased in 1936, Dezső Kosztolányi ranks 95. Before him are Johannes Franz Hartmann, Georgios Kondylis, Jean Patou, Svetozar Pribićević, Sophie, Princess of Albania, and Juliette Adam. After him are Ivan Smirnov, David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, Alexander Guchkov, Fatma Aliye Topuz, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, and Leonardo Torres y Quevedo.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Dezső Kosztolányi ranks 575 out of 1,424. Before him are Leo Spitzer (1887), Anton Schall (1907), Károly Huszár (1882), Günter Brus (1938), Hanns Hörbiger (1867), and Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (1735). After him are Sigismund von Neukomm (1778), Bénédict Morel (1809), Paula von Preradović (1887), Viktor Klima (1947), Theodore Romzha (1911), and Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Austria (1868).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Dezső Kosztolányi ranks 41. Before him are Pauline von Metternich (1836), Johann Nestroy (1801), Marlen Haushofer (1920), Ulrich von Liechtenstein (1200), Ilse Aichinger (1921), and Heimito von Doderer (1896). After him are Paula von Preradović (1887), Johannes Mario Simmel (1924), Erich Fried (1921), Nathan Birnbaum (1864), Alfréd Wetzler (1918), and Peter Rosegger (1843).

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