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Ludwig Bemelmans

1898 - 1962

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Ludwig Bemelmans (April 27, 1898 – October 1, 1962) was an Austrian-American writer and illustrator of children's books and adult novels. He is known best for the Madeline picture books. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludwig Bemelmans has received more than 392,607 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ludwig Bemelmans is the 5,686th most popular writer (down from 5,109th in 2019), the 3,856th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,416th in 2019) and the 263rd most popular Italian Writer.

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  • 390k

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  • 41.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 5,686 out of 5,755Before him are Philip Massinger, Lydia Maria Child, Patrick Grainville, Alberto Dines, Justine Musk, and Walker Percy. After him are Alan Hollinghurst, Tim Kring, Richelle Mead, Carol Shields, Benjamin Zephaniah, and Tracy Hickman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 254Before him are Joe Spence, Roy Harris, Ewald Balser, Owen Barfield, Loren Murchison, and Molly Picon. After him are Stephen Vincent Benét, Bedřich Šupčík, Gracie Fields, Lee Garmes, Clarence Walker, and David Jack. Among people deceased in 1962, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 189Before him are Edy Reinalter, Erik Granfelt, Peter Ryan, Fernand Rigaux, André Roosevelt, and Frank Amyot. After him are Ernie Kovacs, Josiah McCracken, A. E. Douglass, Augusta Savage, Louise Fazenda, and Frank Lovejoy.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 3,856 out of 4,668Before him are Cristina Comencini (1956), Zeffiro Furiassi (1923), Cristiano Zanetti (1977), Franca Falcucci (1926), Elisabetta Canalis (1978), and Giacomo Bonaventura (1989). After him are Sergio Gori (1946), Walter Novellino (1953), Michele Bartoli (1970), Luigi Di Maio (1986), Marino Perani (1939), and Filippo Galli (1963).

Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 263Before him are Giorgio Faletti (1950), Federigo Tozzi (1883), Domiziana Giordano (1959), Alberto Bevilacqua (1934), Vincenzo Consolo (1933), and Alfredo Panzini (1863). After him are Renata Viganò (1900), Pierdomenico Baccalario (1974), Marcus Furius Bibaculus (-103), Paolo Giordano (1982), Vittorio Arrigoni (1975), and Fabio Volo (1972).