WRITER

Eva Ibbotson

1925 - 2010

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Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle Ibbotson (née Wiesner; 21 January 1925 – 20 October 2010) was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's literature. Some of her novels for adults have been reissued for the young adult market. The historical novel Journey to the River Sea (Macmillan, 2001) won her the Smarties Prize in category 9–11 years, garnered an unusual commendation as runner-up for the Guardian Prize, and made the Carnegie, Whitbread, and Blue Peter shortlists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eva Ibbotson has received more than 392,309 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Eva Ibbotson is the 5,513th most popular writer (down from 5,166th in 2019), the 953rd most popular biography from Austria (down from 864th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Austrian Writer.

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  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Eva Ibbotson ranks 5,513 out of 7,302. Before her are Jacques de Lacretelle, Jan Parandowski, John Keel, Gevorg Emin, Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh, and Niccolò Ammaniti. After her are Brigitte Reimann, Philaenis, Kazimierz Brandys, Vibius Sequester, Ted Chiang, and Goffredo Parise.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Eva Ibbotson ranks 418. Before her are Johnny Mandel, Gwen Verdon, Leon Schlumpf, Daphne Oram, Ali Bozer, and Ratmir Kholmov. After her are Gunnar Birkerts, Ngiratkel Etpison, Margaretha Krook, June Lockhart, Martha Vickers, and Lyudmila Kasatkina. Among people deceased in 2010, Eva Ibbotson ranks 327. Before her are Nujabes, Jacques Swaters, Kazimir Hnatow, Patricia Wrightson, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, and Nena. After her are Corey Haim, Marc Bazin, Teddy Pendergrass, Corey Allen, Hédi Annabi, and Alexandru Neagu.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Eva Ibbotson ranks 953 out of 1,424. Before her are Robert Kalina (1955), Johann Berger (1845), Ferdinand Kiefler (1913), Alfred Gusenbauer (1960), Erika Mahringer (1924), and Hannes Swoboda (1946). After her are Liese Prokop (1941), Anton Janda (1904), Manfred Schmid (1944), Walter Kollmann (1932), Margarete Adler (1896), and Oliver Glasner (1974).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Eva Ibbotson ranks 70. Before her are Robert Menasse (1954), Rosa Mayreder (1858), Ruth Maier (1920), Ruth Klüger (1931), André Heller (1947), and Ferdinand von Saar (1833). After her are Christoph Ransmayr (1954), Thomas Brezina (1963), Walter Abish (1931), Ľudmila Podjavorinská (1872), Gerhard Roth (1942), and Barbara Frischmuth (1941).

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