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Henrik Wergeland

1808 - 1845

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Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland (17 June 1808 – 12 July 1845) was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist. He is often described as a leading pioneer in the development of a distinctly Norwegian literary heritage and of modern Norwegian culture.Though Wergeland only lived to be 37, his range of pursuits covered literature, theology, history, contemporary politics, social issues, and science. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henrik Wergeland has received more than 132,249 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Henrik Wergeland is the 2,322nd most popular writer (down from 1,854th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Norway (down from 114th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Henrik Wergeland ranks 2,322 out of 5,755. Before him are Terentianus, Jacob Cats, Ahmad Shamlou, Berthold Auerbach, Alexandra Ripley, and Andrei Sinyavsky. After him are Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, Laura Esquivel, Joseph Joffo, Zosimos of Panopolis, James Boswell, and Edward Bunker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1808, Henrik Wergeland ranks 29. Before him are Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark, Nimatullah Kassab, José de Espronceda, Mindon Min, Emma Darwin, and Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. After him are George Robert Gray, Venancio Flores, Urbano Rattazzi, Samson Raphael Hirsch, Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval, and Prince Frederick of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1845, Henrik Wergeland ranks 17. Before him are Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, Louis-Léopold Boilly, Isabella Colbran, Bernardino Rivadavia, Dominique, comte de Cassini, and Nicolas Théodore de Saussure. After him are Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc, Gregor MacGregor, George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau, Nikoloz Baratashvili, and Jónas Hallgrímsson.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Henrik Wergeland ranks 127 out of 927. Before him are Inge I of Norway (1135), Ohthere of Hålogaland (900), Frits Thaulow (1847), Kjell Magne Bondevik (1947), Magnus Carlsen (1990), and Mari Boine (1956). After him are Nils Arne Eggen (1941), Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971), Jørgen Moe (1813), Dagny Juel (1867), Haakon Magnusson of Norway (1068), and Margit Sandemo (1924).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Henrik Wergeland ranks 18. Before him are Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Jonas Lie (1833), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Arne Garborg (1851), and Thorbjørn Egner (1912). After him are Jørgen Moe (1813), Dagny Juel (1867), Margit Sandemo (1924), Anne Holt (1958), Karin Fossum (1954), and Petter Dass (1647).

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