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Jakob Jakobsen

1864 - 1918

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Jakob Jakobsen (22 February 1864 — 15 August 1918) was a Faroese linguist and scholar. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jakob Jakobsen has received more than 52,332 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jakob Jakobsen is the 5,960th most popular writer (down from 5,148th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Faroe Islands (down from 14th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Writer.

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  • 52k

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  • 38.26

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jakob Jakobsen ranks 5,960 out of 5,755Before him are Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, Thomas Brussig, Alexandre del Valle, Georgi Gospodinov, Jane Smiley, and Pippa Middleton. After him are Nayantara Sahgal, Vachel Lindsay, Javier Valdez Cárdenas, William Kennedy, N. K. Jemisin, and Ann-Marie MacDonald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Jakob Jakobsen ranks 159Before him are Emil Kellenberger, Frank Chapman, Frances Benjamin Johnston, Anna Haava, Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet, and Banjo Paterson. After him is Jessie Ralph. Among people deceased in 1918, Jakob Jakobsen ranks 166Before him are George Reid, Walter Rauschenbusch, Birt Acres, Joseph F. Smith, Reggie Pridmore, and J. Donald Cameron. After him are Gaston Salmon, John Redmond, and John Forrest.

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In Faroe Islands

Among people born in Faroe Islands, Jakob Jakobsen ranks 15 out of 25Before him are Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951), Marita Petersen (1940), Rói Patursson (1947), Eivør Pálsdóttir (1983), Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964), and Aksel V. Johannesen (1972). After him are Abraham Løkin (1959), Jens Martin Knudsen (1967), Bárður á Steig Nielsen (1972), Fróði Benjaminsen (1977), Gunnar Nielsen (1986), and Óli Johannesen (1972).

Among WRITERS In Faroe Islands

Among writers born in Faroe Islands, Jakob Jakobsen ranks 8Before him are Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), Símun av Skarði (1872), Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), Heðin Brú (1901), Christian Matras (1900), and Rói Patursson (1947).