WRITER

Heðin Brú

1901 - 1987

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Heðin Brú (pronounced [ˈhejɪn bɹʉu]; August 17, 1901 – May 18, 1987) was the pen-name of Hans Jacob Jacobsen, a Faroese novelist and translator. Heðin Brú is considered to be the most important Faroese writer of his generation and is known for his fresh and ironic style. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heðin Brú has received more than 27,110 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Heðin Brú is the 5,280th most popular writer (down from 4,780th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Faroe Islands (down from 6th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Writer.

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  • 27k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Heðin Brú ranks 5,280 out of 7,302. Before him are Holly Black, Takashi Tezuka, Armand Lanoux, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, James Dashner, and Shrilal Shukla. After him are Ricardo Güiraldes, Semir Osmanagić, Marguerite Audoux, R. M. Ballantyne, Fritz von Unruh, and Magdi Allam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Heðin Brú ranks 267. Before him are Paul Yü Pin, Thawan Thamrongnawasawat, Erich Rademacher, Spyridon Marinatos, Ernesto Chaparro, and Gerald Finzi. After him are Samuel Zauber, Pyotr Novikov, Leopoldo Conti, Luis Brunetto, Dorothy Hansine Andersen, and Jean Prévost. Among people deceased in 1987, Heðin Brú ranks 202. Before him are John Qualen, Solomana Kante, Milorad Arsenijević, Oscar Casanovas, Musa Gareyev, and Julien Darui. After him are Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Carlo Cassola, Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Wolfgang Seidel, Leabua Jonathan, and Joan Shawlee.

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In Faroe Islands

Among people born in Faroe Islands, Heðin Brú ranks 8 out of 27. Before him are William Heinesen (1900), Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), Símun av Skarði (1872), Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964), and Christian Matras (1900). After him are Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951), Rói Patursson (1947), Marita Petersen (1940), Aksel V. Johannesen (1972), Eivør Pálsdóttir (1983), and Jakob Jakobsen (1864).

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Among WRITERS In Faroe Islands

Among writers born in Faroe Islands, Heðin Brú ranks 6. Before him are William Heinesen (1900), Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), Símun av Skarði (1872), Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), and Christian Matras (1900). After him are Rói Patursson (1947), and Jakob Jakobsen (1864).

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