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Erik Werenskiold

1855 - 1938

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Erik Theodor Werenskiold (11 February 1855 – 23 November 1938) was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erik Werenskiold has received more than 55,795 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Erik Werenskiold is the 1,210th most popular painter (up from 1,304th in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from Norway (up from 211th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Norwegian Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 56k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Erik Werenskiolds by language

Over the past year Erik Werenskiold has had the most page views in the with 5,999 views, followed by Russian (1,229), and German (1,109). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (229.80%), Belarusian (74.87%), and Finnish (71.88%)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Erik Werenskiold ranks 1,210 out of 2,023. Before him are Euphranor, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Maso di Banco, Robert Motherwell, Araniko, and Sam Francis. After him are Benedetto Luti, Nicolas Mignard, Jan van Kessel the Elder, Tawaraya Sōtatsu, Albrecht Adam, and Salomon Gessner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1855, Erik Werenskiold ranks 58. Before him are Princess Marie of Prussia, Marie Corelli, Emil Paur, Julius Röntgen, Rodolphe Lindt, and Marie-Joseph Lagrange. After him are Hugo von Pohl, Tommaso Tittoni, Léon Teisserenc de Bort, Amandus Adamson, Arnold Mendelssohn, and Nataliya Kobrynska. Among people deceased in 1938, Erik Werenskiold ranks 125. Before him are Lampião, Juho Vennola, Tang Shaoyi, Marie-Joseph Lagrange, Paolo Troubetzkoy, and Abdurauf Fitrat. After him are Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia, Jānis Rudzutaks, Samuel Alexander, Jane Toppan, Gösta Ekman, and Max Wien.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Erik Werenskiold ranks 195 out of 1,039. Before him are Henrik Steffens (1773), Nils Christie (1928), Magnus V of Norway (1156), Hans Aanrud (1863), Max Manus (1914), and Johan Borgen (1902). After him are Otto Ruge (1882), Åge Hareide (1953), Sigurd Hoel (1890), Helge Løvland (1890), Jacob Aall (1773), and Jan P. Syse (1930).

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Among PAINTERS In Norway

Among painters born in Norway, Erik Werenskiold ranks 11. Before him are Johan Christian Dahl (1788), Frits Thaulow (1847), Theodor Kittelsen (1857), Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831), Hans Gude (1825), and Harriet Backer (1845). After him are Martinus Rørbye (1803), Gerhard Munthe (1849), Adolph Tidemand (1814), Kitty Lange Kielland (1843), Peder Balke (1804), and Otto Sinding (1842).

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