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Hugo Claus

1929 - 2008

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Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦyɣoː ˈklʌu̯s]; 5 April 1929 – 19 March 2008) was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, novels, and poetry; he also left a legacy as a painter and film director. He wrote primarily in Dutch, although he also wrote some poetry in English. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugo Claus has received more than 147,942 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Hugo Claus is the 1,485th most popular writer (down from 1,348th in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 177th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Belgian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

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  • 57.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hugo Claus ranks 1,485 out of 5,755Before him are Akka Mahadevi, Gunnar Gunnarsson, William Carlos Williams, Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy, Michel Verne, and Maria Valtorta. After him are Erle Stanley Gardner, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, François de Malherbe, Georges Duhamel, Gampopa, and Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Hugo Claus ranks 119Before him are Heiner Müller, José Santamaría, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Vic Morrow, André Previn, and Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. After him are Osamu Yamaji, Joan Plowright, Antonio Carbajal, Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, Branko Zebec, and Alexis Weissenberg. Among people deceased in 2008, Hugo Claus ranks 62Before him are Henri Cartan, Isaac Hayes, Mauricio Kagel, Eartha Kitt, Paul Scofield, and Chiara Lubich. After him are Marcial Maciel, Jean-Marie Balestre, Muslim Magomayev, Bo Diddley, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, and Bettie Page.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Hugo Claus ranks 187 out of 1,019Before him are Clara Peeters (1594), Raymond Goethals (1921), Paul Otlet (1868), Roelant Savery (1576), Wilfried Martens (1936), and Theodor de Bry (1528). After him are Melchior Broederlam (1355), Johannes Tinctoris (1435), Théo van Rysselberghe (1862), Gudula (646), Pierre Alechinsky (1927), and Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338).

Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Hugo Claus ranks 12Before him are Marguerite Porete (1250), Pierre Louÿs (1870), Henri Michaux (1899), Laura Marx (1845), Victor Serge (1890), and Georges Rodenbach (1855). After him are Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), Jean Bolland (1596), John of Ruusbroec (1293), Michel de Ghelderode (1898), William of Moerbeke (1215), and Hendrik Conscience (1812).