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Gerrit Achterberg

1905 - 1962

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Gerrit Achterberg (20 May 1905 – 17 January 1962) was a Dutch poet. His early poetry concerned a desire to be united with a beloved in death. Achterberg was born in Nederlangbroek in the Netherlands as the third son of a family of eight children. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerrit Achterberg has received more than 25,021 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gerrit Achterberg is the 5,465th most popular writer (down from 4,888th in 2019), the 822nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 713th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Dutch Writer.

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  • 25k

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  • 42.80

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gerrit Achterberg ranks 5,465 out of 5,755. Before him are Leon Kruczkowski, Kjell Espmark, Mary Oliver, Philip Agee, Lydie Salvayre, and Vincenzo Consolo. After him are Hans Jæger, Per Wästberg, Wajdi Mouawad, Uma Aaltonen, Terence Rattigan, and Julia Alvarez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Gerrit Achterberg ranks 316. Before him are Sterling Holloway, René Lemoine, Pentti Haanpää, Jack Teagarden, René Bondoux, and Leni Junker. After him are Jule Styne, László Sternberg, Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, Georges Grignard, Meade Lux Lewis, and Antal Kocsis. Among people deceased in 1962, Gerrit Achterberg ranks 178. Before him are Pontus Hanson, Emmanuil Kazakevich, Bjørn Rasmussen, William Beebe, Nikolai Pogodin, and Leon Kruczkowski. After him are Dorothy Brookshaw, R. H. Tawney, Clara Blandick, Seiichiro Kashio, Edy Reinalter, and Erik Granfelt.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gerrit Achterberg ranks 822 out of 1,427. Before him are Steven Rooks (1960), C. B. van Niel (1897), Annemiek van Vleuten (1982), Han Berger (1950), Joseph Bruyère (1948), and Angerfist (1981). After him are Ronald Brautigam (1954), Leo Halle (1906), Charles Pahud de Mortanges (1896), Rob Witschge (1966), Jaap van Zweden (1960), and Frits Kuipers (1899).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Gerrit Achterberg ranks 49. Before him are Albert Mol (1917), Henriette Roland Holst (1869), Willem Bilderdijk (1756), Hendrik Marsman (1899), J. Slauerhoff (1898), and Remco Campert (1929). After him are Ian Buruma (1951), Meindert DeJong (1906), Michel Faber (1960), Renate Dorrestein (1954), Arnon Grunberg (1971), and Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (1991).

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