WRITER

Fedde Schurer

1898 - 1968

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Fedde Schurer (West Frisian pronunciation: [ˈfɛdə ˈskyːrər]; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfɛdə ˈsxyːrər]) (Drachten, 25 July 1898 – Heerenveen, 19 March 1968) was a Dutch schoolteacher, journalist, language activist and politician, and one of the most influential poets in the West Frisian language of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fedde Schurer has received more than 12,373 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Fedde Schurer is the 5,454th most popular writer (down from 4,135th in 2019), the 840th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 600th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Dutch Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Op en ut
1975
De bisleine spegel
1969
Psalmen yn 'e nacht
1945
Samle fersen
1974
Brood op het water
1963
Fiif en tweintich Fryske dichters
Frisian poetry
1942

Page views of Fedde Schurers by language

Over the past year Fedde Schurer has had the most page views in the with 3,131 views, followed by English (1,499), and West Frisian (1,318). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (94.08%), Azerbaijani (81.68%), and Egyptian Arabic (52.21%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Fedde Schurer ranks 5,454 out of 7,302. Before him are William Muir, Jacques-Pierre Amette, Roger Hargreaves, Stratis Myrivilis, Antonio Gamoneda, and Jorge de Sena. After him are Richard Scarry, Jeffrey Eugenides, Per Wästberg, Petras Cvirka, Algis Budrys, and Théodore Aubanel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Fedde Schurer ranks 242. Before him are Gregor Wentzel, Ferreira de Castro, Leonard Howell, Zinaida Yermolyeva, Maria Klenova, and Scott O'Dell. After him are Petar Gabrovski, Blind Willie McTell, Carl Johnson, Mario Mattoli, John Loder, and Boris Lisunov. Among people deceased in 1968, Fedde Schurer ranks 217. Before him are Pietro Pastore, Luis Brunetto, Nikolai Stepulov, Ichiya Kumagae, Kay Francis, and Armand Blanchonnet. After him are Diógenes Lara, Sándor Gombos, Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Oscar Kreuzer, Frankie Lymon, and Harold Nicolson.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Fedde Schurer ranks 840 out of 1,646. Before him are Stefan de Vrij (1992), Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (1812), Remco Campert (1929), Tini Wagner (1919), Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn (1612), and Kajsa Ollongren (1967). After him are C. B. van Niel (1897), Lucebert (1924), J. Bernlef (1937), Jopie Selbach (1918), Wout Weghorst (1992), and Maria Vierdag (1905).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Fedde Schurer ranks 49. Before him are Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860), Henriette Roland Holst (1869), Thea Beckman (1923), Jan de Hartog (1914), Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (1812), and Remco Campert (1929). After him are J. Bernlef (1937), Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh (1881), Meindert DeJong (1906), Hendrik Marsman (1899), Guus Kuijer (1942), and J. Slauerhoff (1898).

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