WRITER

Herberto Hélder

1930 - 2015

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Herberto Helder de Oliveira (Funchal, São Pedro, 23 November 1930 – Cascais, 23 March 2015) was a Portuguese poet often considered the most important Portuguese poet of the second half of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herberto Hélder has received more than 33,139 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Herberto Hélder is the 5,682nd most popular writer (down from 5,032nd in 2019), the 377th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 326th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Portuguese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 33k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

As magias
Photomaton & Vox
O Bebedor Noturno
A cabeça entre as mãos
Poesia toda, 1953-1980
LA MUERTE SIN MAESTRO

Page views of Herberto Hélders by language

Over the past year Herberto Hélder has had the most page views in the with 15,984 views, followed by English (3,524), and Spanish (1,055). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latin (58.05%), Simple English (39.10%), and Galician (29.36%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herberto Hélder ranks 5,682 out of 7,302Before him are Martin Litchfield West, You Xie, Alison Lurie, Hugh Walpole, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, and Gwendolyn Brooks. After him are Cynthia McLeod, Lew Rockwell, Walter Moers, Donald Richie, John Holt, and Charles Allston Collins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Herberto Hélder ranks 493Before him are Ferreira Gullar, Pietro Citati, Lin Carter, Jean Brankart, Innes Ireland, and Romano Bonagura. After him are Heinz Schiller, Peter Hall, Robert Atkins, G. Gordon Liddy, Anthony Soter Fernandez, and Paul-Émile de Souza. Among people deceased in 2015, Herberto Hélder ranks 372Before him are Saeed Jaffrey, David Canary, Jouko Törmänen, Vittore Gottardi, Oganes Zanazanyan, and Martin Litchfield West. After him are Léon Mébiame, Valmir Louruz, Bruno Pesaola, Sadhana Shivdasani, Daniel von Bargen, and Elsa Cayat.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Herberto Hélder ranks 377 out of 633Before him are Walther Katzenstein (1878), Guerra Junqueiro (1850), Ricardo (1976), Augusto Santos Silva (1956), José Tolentino de Mendonça (1965), and João de Deus Pinheiro (1945). After him are Olegário Benquerença (1969), Carlos Carvalhal (1965), Rúben Dias (1997), José Carlos (1941), José Leite de Vasconcelos (1858), and Bruno Lage (1976).

Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, Herberto Hélder ranks 38Before him are Ferreira de Castro (1898), José Luandino Vieira (1935), Tomás António Gonzaga (1744), Aquilino Ribeiro (1885), Jorge de Sena (1919), and Guerra Junqueiro (1850). After him are Maria Teresa Horta (1937), and José Luís Peixoto (1974).