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Kārlis Skalbe

1879 - 1945

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Kārlis Skalbe (November 7 [O.S. October 26] 1879 – April 14, 1945) was a Latvian writer, poet, and activist. He is best known for his 72 fairy tales which are really written for adults. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kārlis Skalbe has received more than 24,891 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Kārlis Skalbe is the 4,680th most popular writer (down from 4,343rd in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Latvia (down from 119th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Latvian Writer.

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  • 25k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kārlis Skalbe ranks 4,680 out of 5,755. Before him are Gulnazar Keldi, Marguerite Audoux, Joseba Sarrionandia, M. R. James, Carlos Monsiváis, and Ben Bova. After him are Richard Russo, Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj, Han Kang, Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, José Eustasio Rivera, and Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Kārlis Skalbe ranks 161. Before him are Billy Mitchell, Bagha Jatin, Lucile Watson, E. H. Shepard, Othmar Ammann, and Lois Weber. After him are Perikles Kakousis, Antti Tulenheimo, Marie Juchacz, Manuel Arce y Ochotorena, Hermann Barrelet, and Rudolf Friml. Among people deceased in 1945, Kārlis Skalbe ranks 259. Before him are José María Moncada, Adolf Brand, Jesús Bermúdez, Charles Fabry, Florence Bascom, and Italo Santelli. After him are Josef Gočár, Alexey Favorsky, Janko Jesenský, Ernst Ahl, Boris Galerkin, and Ferenc Csik.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Kārlis Skalbe ranks 133 out of 284. Before him are Andris Bērziņš (1951), Helmuts Balderis (1952), Laima Vaikule (1954), Andrejs Upīts (1877), Māris Kučinskis (1961), and Johann Gerhard König (1728). After him are Imants Ziedonis (1933), Indra Devi (1899), Jānis Endzelīns (1873), Anna Brigadere (1861), Valdis Birkavs (1942), and Werner Bergengruen (1892).

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Among WRITERS In Latvia

Among writers born in Latvia, Kārlis Skalbe ranks 19. Before him are Aleksandrs Čaks (1901), Zenta Mauriņa (1897), Garlieb Merkel (1769), Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1863), Regīna Ezera (1930), and Andrejs Upīts (1877). After him are Imants Ziedonis (1933), Anna Brigadere (1861), Werner Bergengruen (1892), Anšlavs Eglītis (1906), Atis Kronvalds (1837), and Juris Alunāns (1832).

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