WRITER

Hans Henny Jahnn

1894 - 1959

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Hans Henny Jahnn (born Hans Henny August Jahn; 17 December 1894 – 29 November 1959) was a German playwright, novelist, and organ-builder. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Henny Jahnn has received more than 61,069 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Henny Jahnn is the 4,444th most popular writer (down from 4,343rd in 2019).

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  • 61k

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  • 56.07

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hans Henny Jahnn ranks 4,444 out of 7,302Before him are Sophie Kinsella, Jafar Jabbarly, Johann David Wyss, Pierre Emmanuel, Louis Paul Boon, and Mervyn Peake. After him are Alain de Botton, Rosemary Sutcliff, Quentin Crisp, Arthur Ransome, Olaf Bull, and Sāyaṇa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Hans Henny Jahnn ranks 185Before him are Paul Hörbiger, Viorica Ursuleac, Francis Hunter, Arkady Fiedler, Krešimir Baranović, and Tay Garnett. After him are Yan Gamarnik, Heinz Hopf, Estelle Taylor, John Lennard-Jones, Bill Johnston, and Jean Debucourt. Among people deceased in 1959, Hans Henny Jahnn ranks 136Before him are Esfir Shub, Giuseppe Bottai, Jean Grémillon, Irving Cummings, Nazik al-Abid, and Max O. Lorenz. After him are Felix Jacoby, Ragnar Nurkse, Boughera El Ouafi, Lou Costello, Francis de Miomandre, and Alexander Rueb.

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