WRITER

Johan Ludvig Runeberg

1804 - 1877

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Johan Ludvig Runeberg (Finland Swedish: [ˈjuːhɑn ˈlʉdːviɡ ˈrʉːnebærj]; 5 February 1804 – 6 May 1877) was a Finnish priest, lyric and epic poet. He wrote exclusively in Swedish. He is considered a national poet of Finland. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johan Ludvig Runeberg has received more than 248,484 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Johan Ludvig Runeberg is the 877th most popular writer (up from 950th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Finland (up from 32nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Finnish Writer.

Johan Ludvig Runeberg is most famous for his poem "Vårt land" which is the national anthem of Finland.

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  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Johan Ludvig Runeberg ranks 877 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles Nodier, Philip Pullman, Gaius Lucilius, Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, Bernhard Schlink, and Wilbur Smith. After him are Viktor Shklovsky, Ghassan Kanafani, Dashiell Hammett, Luis Sepúlveda, Joseph Campbell, and Theodoret.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1804, Johan Ludvig Runeberg ranks 21. Before him are Marie Taglioni, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, Eugène Sue, John Deere, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, and Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora. After him are Carl von Rokitansky, Eduard Mörike, Ludwig von Benedek, Stephan Endlicher, Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily, and Paul Gavarni. Among people deceased in 1877, Johan Ludvig Runeberg ranks 11. Before him are Adolphe Thiers, Urbain Le Verrier, Henry Fox Talbot, Gustav, Prince of Vasa, Maria Anna of Bavaria, and Sophie of Württemberg. After him are Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Juan Manuel de Rosas, Yaqub Beg, Hermann Grassmann, and Nathan Bedford Forrest.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Johan Ludvig Runeberg ranks 29 out of 751. Before him are Arto Paasilinna (1942), Johan Gadolin (1760), Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865), Ragnar Granit (1900), Linus Torvalds (1969), and Kyösti Kallio (1873). After him are George Gaynes (1917), Otto Wille Kuusinen (1881), Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (1917), Mauno Koivisto (1923), Mika Häkkinen (1968), and Albert Edelfelt (1854).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Johan Ludvig Runeberg ranks 6. Before him are Tove Jansson (1914), Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888), Mika Waltari (1908), Mikael Agricola (1510), and Arto Paasilinna (1942). After him are Aleksis Kivi (1834), Zachris Topelius (1818), Eino Leino (1878), Väinö Linna (1920), Juhani Aho (1861), and Minna Canth (1844).

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