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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 792,263 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Judith Kerr is the 2,206th most popular writer (up from 2,230th in 2019), the 2,295th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,244th in 2019) and the 134th most popular German Writer.

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  • 790k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Judith Kerr ranks 2,206 out of 5,755. Before her are Giraut de Bornelh, Jens Fink-Jensen, Ivan Yefremov, Ben Hecht, Vilis Lācis, and Adam Zagajewski. After her are Victorinus of Pettau, Wilhelm Worringer, Heinz G. Konsalik, Juan del Encina, Indro Montanelli, and Wanda Wasilewska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Judith Kerr ranks 131. Before her are Tito Puente, Andrés Rodríguez, Anita Björk, Álvaro Mutis, Albert Vanhoye, and Karl Vaino. After her are Peter Vaughan, Hans Riegel, Mario Brega, Dimitrios Ioannidis, Onofre Marimón, and Daniel Carleton Gajdusek. Among people deceased in 2019, Judith Kerr ranks 127. Before her are Maria Giuseppa Robucci, José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, Jacques Loussier, John C. Bogle, Harold Bloom, and Jean Vanier. After her are Emanuel Ungaro, John Havlicek, France-Albert René, Jan Stráský, Peter Schreier, and Keith Flint.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Judith Kerr ranks 2,295 out of 6,142. Before her are Christian Lorenz (1966), Oskar Barnack (1879), Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1579), Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (1621), Hermann Abendroth (1883), and Juliana of Stolberg (1506). After her are Beatrice of Swabia (1198), Heinz Rühmann (1902), George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (1892), Wilhelm Worringer (1881), Heinz G. Konsalik (1921), and Sami Khedira (1987).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Judith Kerr ranks 134. Before her are Friedrich Rückert (1788), Handrij Zejler (1804), Ludwig Uhland (1787), Erich Mühsam (1878), Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (1826), and Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1579). After her are Wilhelm Worringer (1881), Heinz G. Konsalik (1921), Ernst von Salomon (1902), Karlheinz Deschner (1924), Udo Lindenberg (1946), and Rahel Varnhagen (1771).

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