WRITER

Herbert W. Franke

1927 - 2022

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Herbert W. Franke (14 May 1927 – 16 July 2022) was an Austrian scientist and writer. Die Zeit calls him "the most prominent German writing Science Fiction author". He is also one of the important early computer artists (and collectors), creating computer graphics and early digital art since the late 1950s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herbert W. Franke has received more than 64,709 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Herbert W. Franke is the 4,278th most popular writer, the 790th most popular biography from Austria and the 60th most popular Austrian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 65k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herbert W. Franke ranks 4,278 out of 7,302. Before him are Luise Rinser, Seán O'Casey, Julius Zeyer, Steen Steensen Blicher, Marcel Arland, and Richard Hakluyt. After him are Malika Oufkir, Edna Ferber, Johann Christian Günther, Txillardegi, William Boyd, and Jakob Hurt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Herbert W. Franke ranks 265. Before him are László Paskai, Cesar Chavez, Aušra Augustinavičiūtė, Joan Feynman, Elisabeth Söderström, and Nikola Kljusev. After him are Carmen Basilio, Nguyễn Thị Bình, Alex Katz, Abdelaziz Ben Tifour, Robert Mills, and Giovanni Arpino. Among people deceased in 2022, Herbert W. Franke ranks 298. Before him are Fernando Chalana, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Robert Durst, Agostino Cacciavillan, Roger E. Mosley, and Jean-Claude Mézières. After him are André Wilms, Christiane Hörbiger, Omar Borrás, Lygia Fagundes Telles, Herbert Achternbusch, and Anatoly Kvashnin.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Herbert W. Franke ranks 790 out of 1,424. Before him are Richard Beer-Hofmann (1866), Karl Gruber (1909), Bruno Pezzey (1955), Peter Simonischek (1946), Hansi Hinterseer (1954), and Karl Zischek (1910). After him are Michael von Kienmayer (1756), Carl Vaugoin (1873), Helmut Senekowitsch (1933), Clemens Holzmeister (1886), Mia May (1884), and Liane Haid (1895).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Herbert W. Franke ranks 60. Before him are Berta Zuckerkandl (1864), René Wellek (1903), Albert Ehrenstein (1886), Alexander Lernet-Holenia (1897), Annemarie Selinko (1914), and Richard Beer-Hofmann (1866). After him are Géza Csáth (1887), Ava (1060), H. C. Artmann (1921), Robert Menasse (1954), Rosa Mayreder (1858), and Ruth Maier (1920).

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