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James Krüss

1926 - 1997

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James Krüss (31 May 1926 – 2 August 1997) was a German writer of children's and picture books, illustrator, poet, dramatist, scriptwriter, translator, and collector of children's poems and folk songs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Krüss has received more than 54,152 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). James Krüss is the 3,752nd most popular writer (up from 3,796th in 2019), the 3,580th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,423rd in 2019) and the 221st most popular German Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 54k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Krüss ranks 3,752 out of 5,755. Before him are Said Akl, Norman Manea, Moa Martinson, José Cadalso, David Brin, and Harold Russell. After him are Rūdolfs Blaumanis, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Yun Seondo, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Viktor Yerofeyev, and Ron Kovic.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, James Krüss ranks 239. Before him are Hans Günter Winkler, Tadeusz Konwicki, Theo Adam, Lev Dyomin, Edgar Hilsenrath, and Alfred Körner. After him are Ian Paisley, Veikko Karvonen, Salvador Jorge Blanco, George C. Williams, Stanley Cavell, and Shinichi Hoshi. Among people deceased in 1997, James Krüss ranks 156. Before him are Léon Poliakov, Bengt Danielsson, Charles Hallahan, Georgy Shonin, Cahit Arf, and Natallia Arsiennieva. After him are Robert Pinget, William Hickey, Juan Burgueño, Tony Williams, Shinichi Hoshi, and Denver Pyle.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, James Krüss ranks 3,580 out of 6,142. Before him are Edgar Hilsenrath (1926), Nicolaus von Amsdorf (1483), Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1585), Rudolf Schlechter (1872), Ernst Lehner (1912), and Markus Merk (1962). After him are Felix Brych (1975), Paul Josef Cordes (1934), Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse (1774), Eduard August von Regel (1815), Horst Szymaniak (1934), and Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg (1776).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, James Krüss ranks 221. Before him are Otto Ludwig (1813), Günter Eich (1907), Picander (1700), Ken Adam (1921), Botho Strauß (1944), and Edgar Hilsenrath (1926). After him are Karoline von Günderrode (1780), Oskar Maria Graf (1894), Iwan Bloch (1872), Joachim Ringelnatz (1883), Max Lange (1832), and Sylvia Nasar (1947).

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