WRITER

János Arany

1817 - 1882

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János Arany (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈɒrɒɲ]; archaic English: John Arany; 2 March 1817 – 22 October 1882) was a Hungarian poet, writer, translator and journalist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of János Arany has received more than 141,921 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). János Arany is the 2,143rd most popular writer (up from 2,219th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Romania (up from 150th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Romanian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

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  • 55.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Toldi
1855
Arany János hátrahagyott iratai és levelezése
Correspondence
1888
A nagyidai czigányok
1851
Buda halála
1900

Among WRITERS

Among writers, János Arany ranks 2,143 out of 7,302. Before him are Rachel Bluwstein, Sven Nordqvist, Judith Kerr, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Minna Canth, and Raul Hilberg. After him are Antonio Skármeta, Osvaldo Moles, Flannery O'Connor, Oliver Goldsmith, Ernst von Salomon, and Goffredo Mameli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1817, János Arany ranks 28. Before him are Branwell Brontë, Táhirih, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Antonio de Torres Jurado, and Princess Marie Amelie of Baden. After him are Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac, Carl Nägeli, Mihail Kogălniceanu, José Zorrilla, Nikolay Kostomarov, and Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. Among people deceased in 1882, János Arany ranks 36. Before him are Alfred Escher, Anthony Trollope, Estanislao Figueras, Jørgen Moe, Thomas Hill Green, and Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann. After him are John Nelson Darby, Georges Leclanché, Berthold Auerbach, Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner, Charles J. Guiteau, and Friedrich von Lütke.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, János Arany ranks 146 out of 844. Before him are Marthe Bibesco (1886), Sergiu Nicolaescu (1930), Vazgen I (1908), Francis I Rákóczi (1645), István Bethlen (1874), and Edward Luttwak (1942). After him are Traian Vuia (1872), Stefan Hell (1962), Emerich Jenei (1937), Mihail Kogălniceanu (1817), Octavian Goga (1881), and Orban (1404).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, János Arany ranks 19. Before him are Lajos Zilahy (1891), Ion Creangă (1837), Miklós Nyiszli (1901), Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (1916), Dora d'Istria (1828), and Marthe Bibesco (1886). After him are Mircea Cărtărescu (1956), Vasile Alecsandri (1821), Mihail Sebastian (1907), Mihail Sadoveanu (1880), Richard Wurmbrand (1909), and Benjamin Fondane (1898).

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