WRITER

Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen

1900 - 1938

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Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (29 November 1900 – 24 March 1938) was a Faroese writer. He has a distinct place in Scandinavian literature, as he is the only Faroese writer to achieve international best-seller status. This status derives from his sole (unfinished) novel, Barbara (1939). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen has received more than 41,164 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen is the 4,487th most popular writer (down from 4,169th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Faroe Islands and the 4th most popular Writer.

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  • 41k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen ranks 4,487 out of 7,302. Before him are Saneatsu Mushanokōji, Sakyo Komatsu, Itzik Feffer, Turan Dursun, El-Registan, and Reginald Rose. After him are Walter Savage Landor, Florian Ceynowa, Jorge Edwards, Gregório de Matos, François le Métel de Boisrobert, and Agnieszka Osiecka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen ranks 195. Before him are Vasily Abaev, Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Erna Berger, George Calnan, Ivan Maslennikov, and Itzik Feffer. After him are Hendrik van Gent, Pyotr Gavrilov, René Guillot, Marie Bell, Vladimir Tributs, and Arnold Bode. Among people deceased in 1938, Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen ranks 169. Before him are Karl Madsen, André Blondel, Edward M. House, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Steve Bloomer, and Choʻlpon. After him are Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, Lev Schnirelmann, Rosa Mayreder, Phyllis Allen, José Luis Tejada Sorzano, and Víctor Morales.

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In Faroe Islands

Among people born in Faroe Islands, Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen ranks 5 out of 27. Before him are Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860), William Heinesen (1900), Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), and Símun av Skarði (1872). After him are Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964), Christian Matras (1900), Heðin Brú (1901), Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951), Rói Patursson (1947), Marita Petersen (1940), and Aksel V. Johannesen (1972).

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Among WRITERS In Faroe Islands

Among writers born in Faroe Islands, Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen ranks 4. Before him are William Heinesen (1900), Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), and Símun av Skarði (1872). After him are Christian Matras (1900), Heðin Brú (1901), Rói Patursson (1947), and Jakob Jakobsen (1864).

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