WRITER
Dositej Obradović
1742 - 1811
Dositej Obradović
Dositej Obradović (Serbian Cyrillic: Доситеј Обрадовић, Serbian pronunciation: [dɔsǐtɛːj ɔbrǎːdɔʋitɕ]; 17 February 1739 – 7 April 1811) was a Serbian writer, biographer, diarist, philosopher, pedagogue, educational reformer, linguist and the first minister of education of Serbia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dositej Obradović has received more than 169,706 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Dositej Obradović is the 1,092nd most popular writer (up from 1,430th in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Romania (up from 94th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Romanian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
61.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
3.98
Effective Languages (L*)
3.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Dositej Obradović ranks 1,092 out of 7,302. Before him are Dylan Thomas, Ruy González de Clavijo, E. M. Forster, Joseph Karo, Nathalie Sarraute, and Pierre Louÿs. After him are Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Fernando Arrabal, Michael Connelly, Jean Moréas, Alfred Brehm, and Cees Nooteboom.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDylan Thomas
1914 - 1953
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 1,086
Ruy González de Clavijo
1400 - 1412
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 1,087
E. M. Forster
1879 - 1970
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 1,088
Joseph Karo
1488 - 1575
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 1,089
Nathalie Sarraute
1900 - 1999
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 1,090
Pierre Louÿs
1870 - 1925
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 1,091
Dositej Obradović
1742 - 1811
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 1,092
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
1927 - 2013
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 1,093
Fernando Arrabal
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 1,094
Michael Connelly
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1,095
Jean Moréas
1856 - 1910
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 1,096
Alfred Brehm
1829 - 1884
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 1,097
Cees Nooteboom
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 1,098
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1742, Dositej Obradović ranks 9. Before him are Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Yemelyan Pugachev, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, and Nicolas Leblanc. After him are Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, François Laurent d'Arlandes, Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart, Ignaz von Born, Charlotte von Stein, and Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard. Among people deceased in 1811, Dositej Obradović ranks 6. Before him are Heinrich von Kleist, Peter Simon Pallas, Louis Antoine de Bougainville, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, and Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden. After him are Jean Chalgrin, Eliza Poe, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Ignacio Allende, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, and Nevil Maskelyne.
Others Born in 1742
Go to all RankingsGebhard Leberecht von Blücher
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1742 - 1819
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 3
Yemelyan Pugachev
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1742 - 1775
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 4
Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1798
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 5
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1797
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 6
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
PHYSICIST
1742 - 1799
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 7
Nicolas Leblanc
CHEMIST
1742 - 1806
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 8
Dositej Obradović
WRITER
1742 - 1811
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 9
Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1742 - 1819
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 10
François Laurent d'Arlandes
ENGINEER
1742 - 1809
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 11
Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart
BIOLOGIST
1742 - 1795
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 12
Ignaz von Born
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1791
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 13
Charlotte von Stein
NOBLEMAN
1742 - 1827
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 14
Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard
PHYSICIAN
1742 - 1793
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1811
Go to all RankingsHeinrich von Kleist
WRITER
1777 - 1811
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 1
Peter Simon Pallas
BIOLOGIST
1741 - 1811
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 2
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
EXPLORER
1729 - 1811
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 3
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1753 - 1811
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 4
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1811
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 5
Dositej Obradović
WRITER
1742 - 1811
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 6
Jean Chalgrin
ARCHITECT
1739 - 1811
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 7
Eliza Poe
ACTOR
1787 - 1811
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 8
Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1811
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9
Ignacio Allende
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1811
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 10
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
POLITICIAN
1748 - 1811
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 11
Nevil Maskelyne
ASTRONOMER
1732 - 1811
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 12
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Dositej Obradović ranks 72 out of 844. Before him are Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (1899), Clara Haskil (1895), Petre Dumitrescu (1882), Gabriel Bethlen (1580), Petru Groza (1884), and Jean Negulesco (1900). After him are Ștefan Kovács (1920), László Rajk (1909), Mihnea cel Rău (1462), Dinu Lipatti (1917), David Wechsler (1896), and Ion Mihai Pacepa (1928).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsCorneliu Zelea Codreanu
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1938
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 66
Clara Haskil
MUSICIAN
1895 - 1960
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 67
Petre Dumitrescu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1950
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 68
Gabriel Bethlen
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1629
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 69
Petru Groza
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1958
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 70
Jean Negulesco
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1993
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 71
Dositej Obradović
WRITER
1742 - 1811
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 72
Ștefan Kovács
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1995
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 73
László Rajk
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1949
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 74
Mihnea cel Rău
POLITICIAN
1462 - 1510
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 75
Dinu Lipatti
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1950
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 76
David Wechsler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1981
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 77
Ion Mihai Pacepa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1928 - 2021
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 78
Among WRITERS In Romania
Among writers born in Romania, Dositej Obradović ranks 10. Before him are Herta Müller (1953), Elie Wiesel (1928), Jacob L. Moreno (1889), Dimitrie Cantemir (1673), Mihai Eminescu (1850), and Panait Istrati (1884). After him are Károly Kerényi (1897), Ion Luca Caragiale (1852), Lajos Zilahy (1891), Ion Creangă (1837), Miklós Nyiszli (1901), and Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (1916).
Herta Müller
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 4
Elie Wiesel
1928 - 2016
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 5
Jacob L. Moreno
1889 - 1974
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 6
Dimitrie Cantemir
1673 - 1723
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 7
Mihai Eminescu
1850 - 1889
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 8
Panait Istrati
1884 - 1935
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 9
Dositej Obradović
1742 - 1811
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 10
Károly Kerényi
1897 - 1973
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 11
Ion Luca Caragiale
1852 - 1912
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 12
Lajos Zilahy
1891 - 1974
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 13
Ion Creangă
1837 - 1889
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 14
Miklós Nyiszli
1901 - 1956
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 15
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu
1916 - 1992
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 16