WRITER
Janusz Korczak
1878 - 1942
Janusz Korczak
Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (22 July 1878 or 1879 – 7 August 1942), was a Polish Jewish pediatrician, educator, children's author and pedagogue known as Pan Doktor ("Mr. Doctor") or Stary Doktor ("Old Doctor"). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Janusz Korczak has received more than 1,162,620 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Janusz Korczak is the 170th most popular writer (down from 155th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Poland and the 2nd most popular Polish Writer.
Janusz Korczak was a Polish-Jewish educator and children's author. He is most famous for being the director of an orphanage in Warsaw, Poland.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
73.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
53
Languages Editions (L)
9.89
Effective Languages (L*)
2.53
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Janusz Korczak ranks 170 out of 5,755. Before him are Naguib Mahfouz, Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Khalil Gibran, Ivan Turgenev, Anacreon, and Frank Herbert. After him are Stanisław Lem, Abu Nuwas, Karel Čapek, J. D. Salinger, Petronius, and Lope de Vega.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Naguib Mahfouz
1911 - 2006
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 164
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
1857 - 1919
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 165
Khalil Gibran
1883 - 1931
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 166
Ivan Turgenev
1818 - 1883
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 167
Anacreon
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 168
Frank Herbert
1920 - 1986
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 169
Janusz Korczak
1878 - 1942
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 170
Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 171
Abu Nuwas
762 - 814
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 172
Karel Čapek
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 173
J. D. Salinger
1919 - 2010
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 174
Petronius
27 - 66
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 175
Lope de Vega
1562 - 1635
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 176
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Janusz Korczak ranks 1. After him are Lise Meitner, John B. Watson, Martin Buber, Reza Shah, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Gustav Stresemann, Werner von Blomberg, André Citroën, Pancho Villa, Robert Walser, and Lucien Febvre. Among people deceased in 1942, Janusz Korczak ranks 3. Before him are Stefan Zweig and Reinhard Heydrich. After him are Bronisław Malinowski, Edith Stein, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anton Drexler, José Raúl Capablanca, Robert Musil, Jean Baptiste Perrin, William Henry Bragg, and Robert Bosch.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsJanusz Korczak
1878 - 1942
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 1
Lise Meitner
1878 - 1968
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 2
John B. Watson
1878 - 1958
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 3
Martin Buber
1878 - 1965
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 4
Reza Shah
1878 - 1944
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 5
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
1878 - 1918
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 6
Gustav Stresemann
1878 - 1929
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 7
Werner von Blomberg
1878 - 1946
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 8
André Citroën
1878 - 1935
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 9
Pancho Villa
1878 - 1923
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 10
Robert Walser
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 11
Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1942
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Stefan Zweig
1881 - 1942
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 1
Reinhard Heydrich
1904 - 1942
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 2
Janusz Korczak
1878 - 1942
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 3
Bronisław Malinowski
1884 - 1942
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 4
Edith Stein
1891 - 1942
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 5
Lucy Maud Montgomery
1874 - 1942
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 6
Anton Drexler
1884 - 1942
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 7
José Raúl Capablanca
1888 - 1942
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 8
Robert Musil
1880 - 1942
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 9
Jean Baptiste Perrin
1870 - 1942
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 10
William Henry Bragg
1862 - 1942
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 11
Robert Bosch
1861 - 1942
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 12
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Janusz Korczak ranks 18 out of 1,454. Before him are Fritz Haber (1868), Günter Grass (1927), Wernher von Braun (1912), Johann Gottfried Herder (1744), Manfred von Richthofen (1892), and Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686). After him are Stanisław Lem (1921), Fedor von Bock (1880), Erich Ludendorff (1865), Władysław IV Vasa (1595), Władysław Szpilman (1911), and Zygmunt Bauman (1925).
Others born in Poland
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Fritz Haber
1868 - 1934
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 12
Günter Grass
1927 - 2015
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 13
Wernher von Braun
1912 - 1977
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 14
Johann Gottfried Herder
1744 - 1803
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 15
Manfred von Richthofen
1892 - 1918
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 16
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
1686 - 1736
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 17
Janusz Korczak
1878 - 1942
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 18
Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 19
Fedor von Bock
1880 - 1945
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 20
Erich Ludendorff
1865 - 1937
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 21
Władysław IV Vasa
1595 - 1648
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 22
Władysław Szpilman
1911 - 2000
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 23
Zygmunt Bauman
1925 - 2017
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 24
Among WRITERS In Poland
Among writers born in Poland, Janusz Korczak ranks 2. Before him are Günter Grass (1927). After him are Stanisław Lem (1921), Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902), Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846), Wisława Szymborska (1923), Adam Mickiewicz (1798), Gerhart Hauptmann (1862), Andrzej Sapkowski (1948), Alfred Döblin (1878), Witold Gombrowicz (1904), and Osip Mandelstam (1891).
Günter Grass
1927 - 2015
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 1
Janusz Korczak
1878 - 1942
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 2
Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 3
Isaac Bashevis Singer
1902 - 1991
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 4
Henryk Sienkiewicz
1846 - 1916
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 5
Wisława Szymborska
1923 - 2012
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 6
Adam Mickiewicz
1798 - 1855
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 7
Gerhart Hauptmann
1862 - 1946
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 8
Andrzej Sapkowski
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 9
Alfred Döblin
1878 - 1957
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 10
Witold Gombrowicz
1904 - 1969
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 11
Osip Mandelstam
1891 - 1938
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 12
