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Harald Edelstam

1913 - 1989

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Gustav Harald Edelstam (March 17, 1913 – April 16, 1989) was a Swedish diplomat. During World War II he earned the nickname Svarta nejlikan ("the Black Pimpernel," a reference to the Scarlet Pimpernel) for helping hundreds of Norwegian Jews, SOE agents, and saboteurs escape from the Germans. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harald Edelstam has received more than 89,913 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Harald Edelstam is the 13,181st most popular politician (down from 12,205th in 2019), the 603rd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 540th in 2019) and the 127th most popular Swedish Politician.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harald Edelstam ranks 13,181 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaeru of Baekje, Diego Portales, Edwin Linkomies, Sponsianus, Yaakov Neeman, and Domingo Santa María. After him are C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Polymestor, Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Lev Dovator, Tiridates I of Parthia, and Hassan Ali Mansur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Harald Edelstam ranks 212. Before him are René Llense, Ad Reinhardt, Yakov Zak, Eugene Lazowski, Richard Helms, and Christiane Desroches Noblecourt. After him are Yaşar Doğu, Jacqueline de Romilly, Igor Bondarevsky, Earle Meadows, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, and Johan Kraag. Among people deceased in 1989, Harald Edelstam ranks 183. Before him are René Petit, Yasushi Akutagawa, Sándor Weöres, Ronald Syme, John J. McCloy, and Mark Krein. After him are Richard Quine, Edmund Leach, Inji Aflatoun, Chico Landi, Hu Die, and Leen Vente.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Harald Edelstam ranks 603 out of 1,879. Before him are Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken (1626), Gillis Bildt (1820), Christer Fuglesang (1957), Gustav Wetterström (1911), Ludvig Norman (1831), and Robert Themptander (1844). After him are Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718), Bo Svenson (1941), Kikki Danielsson (1952), Oscar Dickson (1823), Gustaf Åkerhielm (1833), and Carl Swartz (1858).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Harald Edelstam ranks 127. Before him are Karl Staaff (1860), Nils Edén (1871), Fredrik von Otter (1833), Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken (1626), Gillis Bildt (1820), and Robert Themptander (1844). After him are Gustaf Åkerhielm (1833), Carl Swartz (1858), Ture Nerman (1886), Oscar von Sydow (1873), Christian Lundeberg (1842), and Ulf Andersson (1951).

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