WRITER
Hugo Gernsback
1884 - 1967
Hugo Gernsback
Hugo Gernsback (; born Hugo Gernsbacher, August 16, 1884 – August 19, 1967) was an American editor and magazine publisher whose publications included the first science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories. His contributions to the genre as publisher were so significant that, along with the novelists Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, he is sometimes called "The Father of Science Fiction". In his honor, annual awards presented at the World Science Fiction Convention are named the "Hugos".Gernsback emigrated to the U.S. in 1904 and later became a citizen. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugo Gernsback has received more than 718,062 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Hugo Gernsback is the 1,256th most popular writer (up from 1,315th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Luxembourg (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Luxembourger Writer.
Memorability Metrics
720k
Page Views (PV)
59.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
5.77
Effective Languages (L*)
3.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Hugo Gernsback ranks 1,256 out of 5,755. Before him are Arnold Zweig, Régis Debray, B. K. S. Iyengar, Blaise Cendrars, Annemarie Schwarzenbach, and Antoine de Montchrestien. After him are Odo of Cluny, Rudolf Erich Raspe, Lu Yu, Aleksandr Kuprin, P. G. Wodehouse, and Mahadevi Varma.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Arnold Zweig
1887 - 1968
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 1,250
Régis Debray
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 1,251
B. K. S. Iyengar
1918 - 2014
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 1,252
Blaise Cendrars
1887 - 1961
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 1,253
Annemarie Schwarzenbach
1908 - 1942
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 1,254
Antoine de Montchrestien
1575 - 1621
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 1,255
Hugo Gernsback
1884 - 1967
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 1,256
Odo of Cluny
878 - 942
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 1,257
Rudolf Erich Raspe
1736 - 1794
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 1,258
Lu Yu
733 - 804
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 1,259
Aleksandr Kuprin
1870 - 1938
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 1,260
P. G. Wodehouse
1881 - 1975
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 1,261
Mahadevi Varma
1907 - 1987
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 1,262
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1884, Hugo Gernsback ranks 44. Before him are Étienne Gilson, Petru Groza, Robert J. Flaherty, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Empress Teimei, and Louis B. Mayer. After him are Antonín Zápotocký, Zinaida Serebriakova, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, Hugo Schmeisser, Maria Spiridonova, and Ivan Maisky. Among people deceased in 1967, Hugo Gernsback ranks 53. Before him are Tamara Bunke, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia, Gus Grissom, Forough Farrokhzad, and Carson McCullers. After him are Luigi Tenco, Jaroslav Heyrovský, Ed White, Zinaida Serebriakova, Julien Duvivier, and Vladimir Bartol.
Others Born in 1884
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Étienne Gilson
1884 - 1978
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 38
Petru Groza
1884 - 1958
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 39
Robert J. Flaherty
1884 - 1951
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 40
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
1884 - 1976
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 41
Empress Teimei
1884 - 1951
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 42
Louis B. Mayer
1884 - 1957
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 43
Hugo Gernsback
1884 - 1967
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 44
Antonín Zápotocký
1884 - 1957
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 45
Zinaida Serebriakova
1884 - 1967
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 46
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
1884 - 1948
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 47
Hugo Schmeisser
1884 - 1953
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 48
Maria Spiridonova
1884 - 1941
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 49
Ivan Maisky
1884 - 1975
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 50
Others Deceased in 1967
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Tamara Bunke
1937 - 1967
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 47
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
1907 - 1967
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 48
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia
1909 - 1967
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 49
Gus Grissom
1926 - 1967
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 50
Forough Farrokhzad
1935 - 1967
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 51
Carson McCullers
1917 - 1967
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 52
Hugo Gernsback
1884 - 1967
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 53
Luigi Tenco
1938 - 1967
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 54
Jaroslav Heyrovský
1890 - 1967
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 55
Ed White
1930 - 1967
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 56
Zinaida Serebriakova
1884 - 1967
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 57
Julien Duvivier
1896 - 1967
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 58
Vladimir Bartol
1903 - 1967
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 59
In Luxembourg
Among people born in Luxembourg, Hugo Gernsback ranks 13 out of 79. Before him are Étienne Lenoir (1822), Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921), Jules A. Hoffmann (1941), Jacques Santer (1937), Ernst von Mansfeld (1580), and Gaston Thorn (1928). After him are Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894), Edward Steichen (1879), Joseph Bech (1887), Charly Gaul (1932), Nicolas Frantz (1899), and Josy Barthel (1927).
Others born in Luxembourg
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Étienne Lenoir
1822 - 1900
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 7
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
1921 - 2019
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 8
Jules A. Hoffmann
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 9
Jacques Santer
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 10
Ernst von Mansfeld
1580 - 1626
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 11
Gaston Thorn
1928 - 2007
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 12
Hugo Gernsback
1884 - 1967
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 13
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
1894 - 1924
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 14
Edward Steichen
1879 - 1973
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 15
Joseph Bech
1887 - 1975
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 16
Charly Gaul
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 17
Nicolas Frantz
1899 - 1985
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 18
Josy Barthel
1927 - 1992
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 19
Among WRITERS In Luxembourg
Among writers born in Luxembourg, Hugo Gernsback ranks 1.
