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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 12,518 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Fedde Schurer is the 4,148th most popular writer (up from 4,465th in 2019), the 602nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 633rd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Dutch Writer.

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  • 48.21

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.54

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  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Fedde Schurer ranks 4,148 out of 5,755Before him are Mats Wahl, Bedros Tourian, Angela Sommer-Bodenburg, Michel Deguy, I. A. L. Diamond, and Rodolfo Walsh. After him are Pepetela, Paul Du Chaillu, Platon Oyunsky, Wen Yiduo, Ivan Shmelyov, and Sarah Kane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Fedde Schurer ranks 169Before him are Aksel Airo, Vasily Lebedev-Kumach, Félix Sesúmaga, Renée Adorée, Bessie Love, and Mitchell Leisen. After him are Agnes Ayres, Reino Ragnar Lehto, Erik Abrahamsson, Roald Larsen, Hal B. Wallis, and Georgy Langemak. Among people deceased in 1968, Fedde Schurer ranks 147Before him are Harry Stenqvist, Kōkichi Tsuburaya, Naima Wifstrand, Abel Bonnard, Franchot Tone, and Walter Tewksbury. After him are Ellen Gleditsch, René Navarre, Hugo Haas, Mervyn Peake, Antonio Pietrangeli, and Jess Willard.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Fedde Schurer ranks 602 out of 1,427Before him are Jan de Vries (1890), Gysbert Japiks (1603), Yolanda Hadid (1964), Nigel de Jong (1984), Martin van Creveld (1946), and Janwillem van de Wetering (1931). After him are Volcher Coiter (1534), Hendrik van Gent (1900), Arie den Hartog (1941), Michel de Klerk (1884), Jan van Bijlert (1597), and Wilhelmina Cooper (1939).

Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Fedde Schurer ranks 33Before him are Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792), Jan Wolkers (1925), Bertus Aafjes (1914), Simon Vestdijk (1898), Gysbert Japiks (1603), and Janwillem van de Wetering (1931). After him are Gerbrand Bredero (1585), Herman Heijermans (1864), Aagje Deken (1741), Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860), Nicolaas Beets (1814), and Thea Beckman (1923).