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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 25,445 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Heðin Brú is the 4,796th most popular writer (down from 3,892nd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Faroe Islands (down from 6th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Writer.

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  • 25k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Heðin Brú ranks 4,796 out of 5,755. Before him are Constantin von Wurzbach, Alexis, Vikenty Veresaev, Edward Carpenter, Jean Vautrin, and Tobias Wolff. After him are Anna Brigadere, Miguel Otero Silva, Tom Robbins, Thea Beckman, Raghunath Murmu, and Walter M. Miller Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Heðin Brú ranks 242. Before him are Paul Martin, Louis Clarke, Malcolm MacDonald, Mildred Davis, Frankie Genaro, and Arthur Samuel. After him are Gerald Finzi, Pyotr Novikov, László Németh, Mark Oliphant, Aleksandr Andronov, and František Halas. Among people deceased in 1987, Heðin Brú ranks 184. Before him are Elizabeth Hartman, Óscar Bonfiglio, Paul Martin, Uwe Barschel, Hans Gál, and Metaksia Simonyan. After him are Galo Plaza, Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Giovanni Arpino, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, and Elizabeth Cotten.

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In Faroe Islands

Among people born in Faroe Islands, Heðin Brú ranks 7 out of 25. Before him are Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860), William Heinesen (1900), Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), Símun av Skarði (1872), Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), and Ruth Smith (1913). After him are Christian Matras (1900), Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951), Marita Petersen (1940), Rói Patursson (1947), Eivør Pálsdóttir (1983), and Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964).

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Among WRITERS In Faroe Islands

Among writers born in Faroe Islands, Heðin Brú ranks 5. Before him are William Heinesen (1900), Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), Símun av Skarði (1872), and Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900). After him are Christian Matras (1900), Rói Patursson (1947), and Jakob Jakobsen (1864).

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