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Kaj Franck

1911 - 1989

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Kaj Gabriel Franck (9 November 1911 Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland – 26 September 1989 Santorini, Greece) was one of the leading figures of Finnish design and an influential figure in design and applied arts between 1940 and 1980. Franck's parents were Kurt Franck and Genéviève "Vevi" Ahrenberg. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kaj Franck has received more than 41,990 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kaj Franck is the 65th most popular designer (down from 57th in 2019), the 1,374th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,139th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Designer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 42k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Kaj Francks by language

Over the past year Kaj Franck has had the most page views in the with 12,826 views, followed by English (4,799), and Japanese (4,396). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are French (48.00%), Ido (36.02%), and Finnish (30.89%)

Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Kaj Franck ranks 65 out of 104. Before him are Diana Vreeland, Hans Wegner, Paul Smith, Domenico Dolce, Milena Canonero, and Yuko Shimizu. After him are Nicolas Jenson, Laura Ashley, Piero Tosi, Ruth St. Denis, Ollie Johnston, and Storm Thorgerson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Kaj Franck ranks 179. Before him are Klára Dán von Neumann, Nagarjun, Viktor Nekrasov, Hédi Amara Nouira, George Seaton, and Guido del Mestri. After him are Said Akl, Butterfly McQueen, Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu, Nicolae Kovács, Juan Carlos Zabala, and Maurice Schumann. Among people deceased in 1989, Kaj Franck ranks 160. Before him are Luiz Gonzaga, Henri Sauguet, Huey P. Newton, Jean-Michel Charlier, Anton Diffring, and János Farkas. After him are Archduchess Charlotte of Austria, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Harold Jeffreys, José Bustamante y Rivero, and Don Revie.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Kaj Franck ranks 1,374 out of 3,761. Before him are Franz Meyen (1804), Armas Järnefelt (1869), Pyotr Tkachev (1844), Yuli Daniel (1925), Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (1962), and Oleg Salyukov (1955). After him are Rustam Minnikhanov (1957), Mark Zakharov (1933), Duke Alexander of Oldenburg (1844), Karl Vaino (1923), Vitaly Churkin (1952), and Johannes Bobrowski (1917).

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Among DESIGNERS In Russia

Among designers born in Russia, Kaj Franck ranks 2. Before him are Peter Carl Fabergé (1846).

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