WRITER

Gorch Fock

1880 - 1916

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Johann Wilhelm Kinau (22 August 1880 – 31 May 1916), better known by his pseudonym Gorch Fock (German pronunciation: [ɡɔʀx fɔk]), was a German author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gorch Fock has received more than 10,881 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gorch Fock is the 5,317th most popular writer, the 4,889th most popular biography from Germany and the 318th most popular German Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Hein Godenwind de Admirol Von Moskitonien
2011
Schnellste Schiff der Flotte
2011
Nach Dem Sturm
2011
Seefahrt ist not!
1934
Sterne überm meer
1918
Gorch Fock, Werk und Wirkung
Congresses, Criticism and interpretation, German Dialect literature
1984

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gorch Fock ranks 5,317 out of 7,302. Before him are Villy Sørensen, Aleardo Aleardi, Hamo Sahyan, Günther Jauch, Yi Munyeol, and Simon Gregorčič. After him are Ferdinand von Saar, Curt Siodmak, Kitamura Tokoku, Delphine de Vigan, Miguel Otero Silva, and Kalliroi Parren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Gorch Fock ranks 186. Before him are Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey, Alexandros Chalkokondylis, Vladas Mironas, Zoltán Ozoray Schenker, Russell Simpson, and Majit Gafuri. After him are Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood, Enrique Olaya Herrera, Rudolf Cvetko, Paul Castanet, Julio C. Tello, and Albert Champoudry. Among people deceased in 1916, Gorch Fock ranks 132. Before him are Germán Riesco, Maksim Kovalevsky, Adolph Frank, Charles Booth, Alexander Voeikov, and Alfred Cogniaux. After him are Guido Romano, Lorenzo Latorre, Mary Everest Boole, Joseph Jacobs, Daniel Oliver, and Aeneas Mackintosh.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gorch Fock ranks 4,889 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinrich Kreutz (1854), Gustav Goßler (1879), Walter Lübcke (1953), Felix Brych (1975), Klaus Schmidt (1953), and Helmut Kremers (1949). After him are Carl Bolle (1821), Curt Siodmak (1902), Hans Nowak (1937), Gregor Wentzel (1898), Michael Bella (1945), and Herbert Neumann (1953).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Gorch Fock ranks 318. Before him are Ralph Giordano (1923), Günter de Bruyn (1926), Franz Xaver Kroetz (1946), Georg Calixtus (1586), Fritz von Unruh (1885), and Günther Jauch (1956). After him are Curt Siodmak (1902), Horst Faas (1933), Elisabeth Langgässer (1899), Frank Schätzing (1957), Ludwig Ganghofer (1855), and Marieluise Fleißer (1901).

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