WRITER
Louis Couperus
1863 - 1923
Louis Couperus
Louis Marie-Anne Couperus (10 June 1863 – 16 July 1923) was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological and historical novels, novellas, short stories, fairy tales, feuilletons and sketches. Couperus is considered to be one of the foremost figures in Dutch literature. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Couperus has received more than 125,197 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Louis Couperus is the 2,828th most popular writer (down from 2,663rd in 2019), the 470th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 410th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Dutch Writer.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
53.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
3.05
Effective Languages (L*)
3.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Louis Couperus ranks 2,828 out of 7,302. Before him are Ram Prasad Bismil, Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Jorge Bucay, R. A. Salvatore, Aeneas Tacticus, and Wolfgang Iser. After him are Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Hitoshi Igarashi, Adam Michnik, Joseph Delaney, John the Lydian, and Pierre Grimal.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRam Prasad Bismil
1897 - 1927
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 2,822
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav
1849 - 1921
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 2,823
Jorge Bucay
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 2,824
R. A. Salvatore
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 2,825
Aeneas Tacticus
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 2,826
Wolfgang Iser
1926 - 2007
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 2,827
Louis Couperus
1863 - 1923
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 2,828
Guillén de Castro y Bellvis
1569 - 1631
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 2,829
Hitoshi Igarashi
1947 - 1991
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 2,830
Adam Michnik
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 2,831
Joseph Delaney
1945 - 2022
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 2,832
John the Lydian
490 - 600
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 2,833
Pierre Grimal
1912 - 1996
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 2,834
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1863, Louis Couperus ranks 79. Before him are Eero Järnefelt, Yevhen Petrushevych, Princess Mathilde of Saxony, Vladimir Obruchev, Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and Francisco León de la Barra. After him are Franz Schalk, Olha Kobylianska, Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Richard Dehmel, Aliagha Shikhlinski, and Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon. Among people deceased in 1923, Louis Couperus ranks 60. Before him are Sayed Darwish, Hermes da Fonseca, Ernst Otto Beckmann, Alfred Edwards, Andrés Avelino Cáceres, and Kuroki Tamemoto. After him are Fritz Mauthner, Armen Garo, Semyon Alapin, Ernst Ziller, Mohammad Yaqub Khan, and Ruy Barbosa.
Others Born in 1863
Go to all RankingsEero Järnefelt
PAINTER
1863 - 1937
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 73
Yevhen Petrushevych
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1940
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 74
Princess Mathilde of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1933
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 75
Vladimir Obruchev
GEOLOGIST
1863 - 1956
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 76
Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
NOBLEMAN
1863 - 1921
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 77
Francisco León de la Barra
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1939
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 78
Louis Couperus
WRITER
1863 - 1923
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 79
Franz Schalk
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1931
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 80
Olha Kobylianska
WRITER
1863 - 1942
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 81
Ashraf Ali Thanwi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1863 - 1943
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 82
Richard Dehmel
WRITER
1863 - 1920
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 83
Aliagha Shikhlinski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1863 - 1943
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 84
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
FASHION DESIGNER
1863 - 1935
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 85
Others Deceased in 1923
Go to all RankingsSayed Darwish
SINGER
1892 - 1923
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 54
Hermes da Fonseca
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1923
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 55
Ernst Otto Beckmann
CHEMIST
1853 - 1923
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 56
Alfred Edwards
BUSINESSPERSON
1850 - 1923
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 57
Andrés Avelino Cáceres
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1836 - 1923
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 58
Kuroki Tamemoto
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1844 - 1923
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 59
Louis Couperus
WRITER
1863 - 1923
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 60
Fritz Mauthner
WRITER
1849 - 1923
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 61
Armen Garo
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1923
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 62
Semyon Alapin
CHESS PLAYER
1856 - 1923
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 63
Ernst Ziller
ARCHITECT
1837 - 1923
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 64
Mohammad Yaqub Khan
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1923
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 65
Ruy Barbosa
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1923
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 66
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Louis Couperus ranks 470 out of 1,646. Before him are Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928), Carel Godin de Beaufort (1934), Rudi Carrell (1934), Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885), Anthon van Rappard (1858), and Dirk Stikker (1897). After him are Pierre van Hooijdonk (1969), Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1566), Jan Gies (1905), Petrus Camper (1722), Gerrit Berckheyde (1638), and Cornelis Ketel (1548).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsPeter Hans Kolvenbach
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2016
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 464
Carel Godin de Beaufort
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 1964
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 465
Rudi Carrell
PRESENTER
1934 - 2006
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 466
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1961
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 467
Anthon van Rappard
PAINTER
1858 - 1892
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 468
Dirk Stikker
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1979
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 469
Louis Couperus
WRITER
1863 - 1923
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 470
Pierre van Hooijdonk
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 471
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
PAINTER
1566 - 1641
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 472
Jan Gies
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1993
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 473
Petrus Camper
PHYSICIAN
1722 - 1789
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 474
Gerrit Berckheyde
PAINTER
1638 - 1698
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 475
Cornelis Ketel
PAINTER
1548 - 1616
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 476
Among WRITERS In Netherlands
Among writers born in Netherlands, Louis Couperus ranks 20. Before him are Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911), Cornelis de Bruijn (1652), Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581), Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (1862), Jan Luyken (1649), and Macropedius (1487). After him are Gerard Reve (1923), Cornelis Vreeswijk (1937), Jacob Israël de Haan (1881), Willem Frederik Hermans (1921), Cornelis Tromp (1629), and Corrie ten Boom (1892).
Annie M. G. Schmidt
1911 - 1995
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 14
Cornelis de Bruijn
1652 - 1727
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 15
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
1581 - 1647
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 16
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger
1862 - 1925
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 17
Jan Luyken
1649 - 1712
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 18
Macropedius
1487 - 1558
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 19
Louis Couperus
1863 - 1923
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 20
Gerard Reve
1923 - 2006
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 21
Cornelis Vreeswijk
1937 - 1987
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 22
Jacob Israël de Haan
1881 - 1924
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 23
Willem Frederik Hermans
1921 - 1995
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 24
Cornelis Tromp
1629 - 1691
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 25
Corrie ten Boom
1892 - 1983
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 26