WRITER

Koenraad Elst

1959 - Today

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Koenraad Elst (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈku:nra:t 'ɛlst]; born 7 August 1959) is a Flemish author, known primarily for his adherence to the Hindutva ideology and support of the Out of India theory, which is universally regarded as pseudo-historical by mainstream scholarship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Koenraad Elst has received more than 283,846 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Koenraad Elst is the 7,043rd most popular writer (down from 6,333rd in 2019), the 993rd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 889th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Belgian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Gandhi and Godse
Politics and government, Criticism and interpretation
2001
Asterisk in Bhāropīyasthān
Indo-Aryans, History
2007
Decolonizing the Hindu mind
Politics and government, Hindus
2001
Ayodhya
History, Hindus, Muslims
2002
The saffron swastika
Hinduism and politics, Nationalism, Religious aspects
2001
Ayodhya, the finale
Archaeology and religion, Excavations (Archaeology), History
2003

Page views of Koenraad Elsts by language

Over the past year Koenraad Elst has had the most page views in the with 34,255 views, followed by Dutch (1,341), and Hindi (1,282). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Sinhalese (136.17%), Simple English (118.73%), and Persian (86.73%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Koenraad Elst ranks 7,043 out of 7,302. Before him are Carl Frode Tiller, Lucille Clifton, Justin Knapp, Arno Geiger, Hanne Ørstavik, and Tahereh Mafi. After him are Rita Dove, Gregory Maguire, Mike Reiss, Viet Thanh Nguyen, James Gould Cozzens, and Grace Ogot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Koenraad Elst ranks 754. Before him are Romeo Zondervan, Eddie Johnson, Jack Abramoff, Ellen Kuras, Zainab Bangura, and Leila de Lima. After him are Mike Reiss, Derek Sikua, Merritt Butrick, Scott Brown, Kevin Sheedy, and Todd Graff.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Koenraad Elst ranks 993 out of 1,190. Before him are Victor Campenaerts (1991), Dries Devenyns (1983), Axel Hervelle (1983), Frédéric Herpoel (1974), Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (1989), and Tom Dice (1989). After him are Rik Verbrugghe (1974), Thomas Buffel (1981), Serge Baguet (1969), Frédérik Deburghgraeve (1973), Nico Mattan (1971), and Gaëtan Englebert (1976).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Koenraad Elst ranks 51. Before him are Herman Teirlinck (1879), Karel van de Woestijne (1878), Axel Merckx (1972), Princess Delphine of Belgium (1968), Roger Foulon (1923), and Tom Lanoye (1958).

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