WRITER
Georg Trakl
1887 - 1914
Georg Trakl
Georg Trakl (3 February 1887 – 3 November 1914) was an Austrian poet and the brother of the pianist Grete Trakl. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georg Trakl has received more than 305,354 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Georg Trakl is the 548th most popular writer (up from 549th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from Austria (up from 139th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Austrian Writer.
Georg Trakl is most famous for his poetry, which was written in the early 1900s. He is also remembered for his suicide in 1914.
Memorability Metrics
310k
Page Views (PV)
71.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
8.33
Effective Languages (L*)
3.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Georg Trakl ranks 548 out of 7,302. Before him are Saint Naum, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Eugenio Montale, Frantz Fanon, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, and Gustav Meyrink. After him are Patrick Süskind, Mo Yan, Robert Burns, Klaus Mann, Paul Lafargue, and Arthur Koestler.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSaint Naum
830 - 910
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 542
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
1813 - 1851
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 543
Eugenio Montale
1896 - 1981
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 544
Frantz Fanon
1925 - 1961
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 545
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
1741 - 1803
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 546
Gustav Meyrink
1868 - 1932
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 547
Georg Trakl
1887 - 1914
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 548
Patrick Süskind
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 549
Mo Yan
1955 - Present
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 550
Robert Burns
1759 - 1796
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 551
Klaus Mann
1906 - 1949
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 552
Paul Lafargue
1842 - 1911
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 553
Arthur Koestler
1905 - 1983
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 554
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, Georg Trakl ranks 24. Before him are Chūichi Nagumo, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Saint-John Perse, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, James B. Sumner, and Felix Yusupov. After him are Henry Moseley, Georgia O'Keeffe, Ruth Benedict, Leopold Ružička, Nadia Boulanger, and Wolfgang Köhler. Among people deceased in 1914, Georg Trakl ranks 11. Before him are Frédéric Mistral, Charles Sanders Peirce, Paul Heyse, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, George Westinghouse, and Carol I of Romania. After him are Jean Jaurès, Ismail Gaspirali, Eugen Böhm von Bawerk, August Weismann, August Macke, and Georges Picquart.
Others Born in 1887
Go to all RankingsChūichi Nagumo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1944
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 18
Heitor Villa-Lobos
COMPOSER
1887 - 1959
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 19
Saint-John Perse
WRITER
1887 - 1975
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 20
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
COMPANION
1887 - 1969
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 21
James B. Sumner
CHEMIST
1887 - 1955
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 22
Felix Yusupov
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1967
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 23
Georg Trakl
WRITER
1887 - 1914
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 24
Henry Moseley
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1915
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 25
Georgia O'Keeffe
PAINTER
1887 - 1986
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 26
Ruth Benedict
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1887 - 1948
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 27
Leopold Ružička
CHEMIST
1887 - 1976
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 28
Nadia Boulanger
MUSICIAN
1887 - 1979
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 29
Wolfgang Köhler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1887 - 1967
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 30
Others Deceased in 1914
Go to all RankingsFrédéric Mistral
WRITER
1830 - 1914
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 5
Charles Sanders Peirce
MATHEMATICIAN
1839 - 1914
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 6
Paul Heyse
WRITER
1830 - 1914
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 7
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
COMPANION
1868 - 1914
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 8
George Westinghouse
INVENTOR
1846 - 1914
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 9
Carol I of Romania
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1914
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 10
Georg Trakl
WRITER
1887 - 1914
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 11
Jean Jaurès
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1914
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 12
Ismail Gaspirali
WRITER
1851 - 1914
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 13
Eugen Böhm von Bawerk
ECONOMIST
1851 - 1914
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 14
August Weismann
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1914
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 15
August Macke
PAINTER
1887 - 1914
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 16
Georges Picquart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1854 - 1914
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 17
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Georg Trakl ranks 126 out of 1,424. Before him are Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (1865), Ivan Illich (1926), Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (1633), Helmut Berger (1944), Ernest, Duke of Austria (1377), and Gustav Meyrink (1868). After him are Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791), Karl Polanyi (1886), Ernst Happel (1925), Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1743), Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643), and Mariana of Austria (1634).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsRichard Adolf Zsigmondy
CHEMIST
1865 - 1929
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 120
Ivan Illich
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 121
Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans
POLITICIAN
1633 - 1654
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 122
Helmut Berger
ACTOR
1944 - 2023
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 123
Ernest, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1377 - 1424
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 124
Gustav Meyrink
WRITER
1868 - 1932
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 125
Georg Trakl
WRITER
1887 - 1914
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 126
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart
COMPOSER
1791 - 1844
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 127
Karl Polanyi
ECONOMIST
1886 - 1964
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 128
Ernst Happel
COACH
1925 - 1992
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 129
Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1808
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 130
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1643 - 1690
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 131
Mariana of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1634 - 1696
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 132
Among WRITERS In Austria
Among writers born in Austria, Georg Trakl ranks 11. Before him are Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888), Elfriede Jelinek (1946), Peter Drucker (1909), Arthur Schnitzler (1862), Maria Leopoldina of Austria (1797), and Gustav Meyrink (1868). After him are Hermann Broch (1886), Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874), Edward Bernays (1891), Walther von der Vogelweide (1170), Otto of Freising (1114), and Klaus Ebner (1964).
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
1888 - 1970
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 5
Elfriede Jelinek
1946 - Present
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 6
Peter Drucker
1909 - 2005
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 7
Arthur Schnitzler
1862 - 1931
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 8
Maria Leopoldina of Austria
1797 - 1826
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 9
Gustav Meyrink
1868 - 1932
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 10
Georg Trakl
1887 - 1914
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 11
Hermann Broch
1886 - 1951
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 12
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
1874 - 1929
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 13
Edward Bernays
1891 - 1995
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 14
Walther von der Vogelweide
1170 - 1230
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 15
Otto of Freising
1114 - 1158
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 16
Klaus Ebner
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 17