WRITER

Judith Kerr

1923 - 2019

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Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr (surname pronounced KAR German pronunciation: [kɛʁ]; 14 June 1923 – 22 May 2019) was a German-born British writer and illustrator whose books sold more than 10 million copies around the world. She created both enduring picture books such as the Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea and acclaimed novels for older children such as the semi-autobiographical When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, which gave a child's-eye view of escaping Hitler's persecution in the Second World War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Judith Kerr has received more than 828,194 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Judith Kerr is the 2,139th most popular writer (up from 2,199th in 2019), the 2,267th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,293rd in 2019) and the 139th most popular German Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 830k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

When Hitler stole pink rabbit (Out of the Hitler Time #1)
Jews, Family, Jewish families
Recounts the adventures of a nine-year-old Jewish girl and her family in the early 1930's as they travel from Germany to England.
1971
The tiger who came to tea
Picture books, Food, Tigers
A tiger comes to tea at Sophie's house and eats and drinks everything in sight, so that there is nothing left for Daddy's supper.
1968
Mog's Christmas
Children's stories, Fiction, Cats
1976
Mog the Forgetful Cat
Mog (Fictitious character), Fiction, Cats
1970
A Small Person Far Away
1978
Mog and the Baby
Children's stories
1980

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Judith Kerr ranks 2,139 out of 7,302. Before her are Kenneth Grahame, William Caxton, Salvador de Madariaga, Jean Bolland, Rachel Bluwstein, and Sven Nordqvist. After her are Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Minna Canth, Raul Hilberg, János Arany, Antonio Skármeta, and Osvaldo Moles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Judith Kerr ranks 125. Before her are Gloria Grahame, Wally Schirra, Alexander Yakovlev, Koji Miyata, Antonio Quarracino, and Zlatko Čajkovski. After her are Bert Kaempfert, Wes Montgomery, Elisabeth Becker, Álvaro Mutis, Carl Djerassi, and Arthur Hiller. Among people deceased in 2019, Judith Kerr ranks 127. Before her are John C. Bogle, Godfried Danneels, Monkey Punch, Jacques Loussier, Jan Stráský, and Patrick Sercu. After her are Waldo Machado, Klaus Kinkel, John Havlicek, Billy Drago, Kevin Roche, and Sue Lyon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Judith Kerr ranks 2,267 out of 7,253. Before her are Alexander von Linsingen (1850), Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1683), Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau (1869), Prince Franz of Bavaria (1875), Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia (1103), and Gertrude of Saxony (1030). After her are Joachim Schepke (1912), Georg Joseph Vogler (1749), Princess Marie Amelie of Baden (1817), Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918), Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff (1803), and Bert Kaempfert (1923).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Judith Kerr ranks 139. Before her are Joachim Neander (1650), Rahel Varnhagen (1771), Ludwig Uhland (1787), Anton Praetorius (1560), C. W. Ceram (1915), and Fred Uhlman (1901). After her are Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918), Ernst von Salomon (1902), Erich Mühsam (1878), Elisabeth of Schönau (1129), Udo Lindenberg (1946), and August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796).

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