WRITER

Herman Teirlinck

1879 - 1967

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Herman Louis Cesar Teirlinck (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, 24 February 1879 – Beersel-Lot, 4 February 1967) was a Belgian writer. He was the fifth child and only son of Isidoor Teirlinck and Oda van Nieuwenhove, who were both teachers in Brussels. As a child, he had frail health and spent much of his time at the countryside in Zegelsem (East Flanders), with his paternal grandparents. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herman Teirlinck has received more than 22,049 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Herman Teirlinck is the 5,648th most popular writer (down from 5,321st in 2019), the 728th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 663rd in 2019) and the 45th most popular Belgian Writer.

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  • 22k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herman Teirlinck ranks 5,648 out of 7,302. Before him are Zitkala-Sa, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Michael Scott, Carsten Jensen, Kate Wilhelm, and George William Russell. After him are MacKenzie Scott, Hanif Kureishi, Peter Wohlleben, William Blum, Stanisław Barańczak, and Linton Kwesi Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Herman Teirlinck ranks 220. Before him are Ğäliäsğar Kamal, Ferenc Móra, Birger Sörvik, John Ireland, Billy Mitchell, and Perikles Kakousis. After him are André Roosevelt, Warner Oland, Eligio Ayala, Maurice Vignerot, Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok, and Otto Nilsson. Among people deceased in 1967, Herman Teirlinck ranks 239. Before him are Max Taut, Henry J. Kaiser, Henri Guérin, Billy Strayhorn, Maximos IV Sayegh, and Oliverio Girondo. After him are Pinto Colvig, Jean Alexandre Barré, Joe Orton, Joseph Perotaux, Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa, and Octacílio.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Herman Teirlinck ranks 728 out of 1,190. Before him are Bart De Wever (1970), Maurice Martens (1947), Victor Verschueren (1893), Jean Brankart (1930), Victor Sonnemans (1874), and Louis Neefs (1937). After him are Jules de Burlet (1844), Alexandra Vandernoot (1965), Aimé Haegeman (1861), Marcel Van Crombrugge (1880), Tom Boonen (1980), and André Saeys (1911).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Herman Teirlinck ranks 45. Before him are François Weyergans (1941), Maurice Carême (1899), Jacob van Maerlant (1235), Jan Frans Willems (1793), Jan van Beers (1821), and Jean-Philippe Toussaint (1957). After him are Karel van de Woestijne (1878), Axel Merckx (1972), Princess Delphine of Belgium (1968), Roger Foulon (1923), Tom Lanoye (1958), and Koenraad Elst (1959).

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