WRITER

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 141,918 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Henrik Wergeland is the 1,891st most popular writer (up from 2,315th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from Norway (up from 127th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.78

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Henrik Wergeland ranks 1,891 out of 7,302. Before him are Chuck Palahniuk, Shirley Jackson, Hierocles of Alexandria, Marko Vovchok, Ion of Chios, and Handrij Zejler. After him are Uri Orlev, Brian Aldiss, Augustin Barruel, Valery Bryusov, Nora Ephron, and Begum Rokeya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1808, Henrik Wergeland ranks 29. Before him are Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark, Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Nimatullah Kassab, Urbano Rattazzi, Eugénie de Beauharnais, and Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. After him are José de Espronceda, Mindon Min, Venancio Flores, Emma Darwin, Samson Raphael Hirsch, and Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso. Among people deceased in 1845, Henrik Wergeland ranks 15. Before him are Jean Charles Athanase Peltier, Bernardino Rivadavia, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, Isabella Colbran, and Simon Mayr. After him are Nicolas Théodore de Saussure, Dominique, comte de Cassini, Nikoloz Baratashvili, George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Jónas Hallgrímsson, and Rafael Urdaneta.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Henrik Wergeland ranks 111 out of 1,039. Before him are Stein Rokkan (1921), Varg Vikernes (1973), Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (1832), Christian Sinding (1856), Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283), and Ulvhild Håkansdotter (1090). After him are Einar Thambarskelfir (980), Haakon II of Norway (1147), Ole Bull (1810), Jørgen Moe (1813), Kåre Willoch (1928), and Bjørn Dæhlie (1967).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Henrik Wergeland ranks 16. Before him are Arne Garborg (1851), Alexander Kielland (1849), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Jonas Lie (1833), and Herbjørg Wassmo (1942). After him are Jørgen Moe (1813), Dagny Juel (1867), Thorbjørn Egner (1912), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Johan Bojer (1872), and Margit Sandemo (1924).

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