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 59,836 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Henny Jahnn is the 4,443rd most popular writer (down from 4,343rd in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 60k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Fluss ohne Ufer
1900
Perrudja
1929
13 nicht geheure Geschichten
Translations into English, Occult fiction, German Fantasy fiction
1954
Das Holzschiff
1949
Dramen
1963
Die Nacht aus Blei
1956

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hans Henny Jahnn ranks 4,443 out of 7,302. Before 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 185. Before 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 136. Before 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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