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Hans Scherfig

1905 - 1979

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Hans Scherfig (April 8, 1905 – January 28, 1979) was a renowned Danish writer and artist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Scherfig has received more than 35,879 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Scherfig is the 1,863rd most popular painter (down from 1,597th in 2019), the 543rd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 484th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Danish Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Hans Scherfig ranks 1,863 out of 2,023. Before him are Thomas Phillips, George Clausen, Samuel Palmer, Lucebert, Antônio Parreiras, and Edward Henry Potthast. After him are Thomas Pollock Anshutz, William Dobson, Ferdinand Bauer, Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva, Charles R. Knight, and Carmen Herrera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Hans Scherfig ranks 309. Before him are Kay Francis, Fernand Rigaux, Louis Armand, Mario de las Casas, Lev Kassil, and Maria Vierdag. After him are Clarice Benini, Jorge Pardon, Alex Wilson, Arnold Luhaäär, Sergey Nikolsky, and Henri Guérin. Among people deceased in 1979, Hans Scherfig ranks 219. Before him are Alessandro Frigerio, Bart McGhee, John Norton, Rolf Holmberg, Aksel Berg, and Lajos Maszlay. After him are Eduardo Astengo, Géza Kádas, Amelia Piccinini, Vincenzo Cuccia, Fred Akuffo, and Blas de Otero.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Hans Scherfig ranks 543 out of 1,032. Before him are Henry Petersen (1900), Pilou Asbæk (1982), Margrete Auken (1945), Jens Jørgen Hansen (1939), Johannes Schmidt (1877), and Ritt Bjerregaard (1941). After him are Birgit Brüel (1927), Nina Bang (1866), Niels Helveg Petersen (1939), Martin Jørgensen (1975), Kurt Helmudt (1943), and Christen Dalsgaard (1824).

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Among PAINTERS In Denmark

Among painters born in Denmark, Hans Scherfig ranks 32. Before him are Jens Ferdinand Willumsen (1864), Viggo Johansen (1851), Karl Madsen (1855), Lorenz Frølich (1820), Else Alfelt (1910), and Albert Küchler (1803). After him are Christen Dalsgaard (1824).

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