WRITER

George Călinescu

1899 - 1965

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George Călinescu (Romanian: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe kəliˈnesku]; 19 June 1899 – 12 March 1965) was a Romanian literary critic, historian, novelist, academician and journalist, and a writer of classicist and humanist tendencies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Călinescu has received more than 88,034 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George Călinescu is the 5,235th most popular writer, the 402nd most popular biography from Romania and the 52nd most popular Romanian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 88k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Enigma Otiliei
1971
Istoria literaturii române
Romanian literature, History and criticism
1982
Viața lui Mihai Eminescu
Authors, Romanian, Biography, Poets, Romanian
1973
Bietul Ioanide
1971
Opera lui Mihai Eminescu
Criticism and interpretation
1969
Ion Creangă
Authors, Romanian, Biography, Romanian Authors
1973

Among WRITERS

Among writers, George Călinescu ranks 5,235 out of 7,302. Before him are Fran Lebowitz, Daša Drndić, Svetlana Velmar-Janković, Franz Xaver Kroetz, Henriette Roland Holst, and Ælfric of Eynsham. After him are Alexander Ablesimov, Leo Buscaglia, Áron Tamási, Sergei Lukyanenko, Kjell Espmark, and Tua Forsström.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, George Călinescu ranks 251. Before him are Gregory Breit, Alexander Nesmeyanov, Guy Butler, Panagiotis Pipinelis, George O'Brien, and Martin Luther King Sr.. After him are Mikhail Gromov, Bart McGhee, Giorgi Leonidze, Elda Emma Anderson, Elisabeth Langgässer, and Jack Beresford. Among people deceased in 1965, George Călinescu ranks 171. Before him are W. T. Cosgrave, Renzo Minoli, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Carlos Scarone, Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier, and Margaret Dumont. After him are Hans Beyer, Bill Black, Emma Asson, Urho Castrén, Othmar Ammann, and Joaquín Vázquez.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, George Călinescu ranks 402 out of 844. Before him are Radu Mihăileanu (1958), Ion Lăpușneanu (1908), Miklós Jósika (1794), Nicolae Crețulescu (1812), Cornel Dinu (1948), and Gabi Balint (1963). After him are Ilie Dumitrescu (1969), Dumitru Pârvulescu (1933), Liviu Ciulei (1923), Júlia Sigmond (1929), Ciprian Tătărușanu (1986), and Blanka Teleki (1806).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, George Călinescu ranks 52. Before him are Gáspár Heltai (1510), Andrei Mureșanu (1816), Marin Sorescu (1936), Ion Agârbiceanu (1882), Marin Preda (1922), and Miklós Jósika (1794). After him are Dan Pagis (1930), László Németh (1901), Ádám Bodor (1936), Árpád Tóth (1886), Aglaja Veteranyi (1962), and Ion Negoițescu (1921).

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