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WRITER

Martin Andersen Nexø

1869 - 1954

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Martin Andersen Nexø (26 June 1869 – 1 June 1954) was a Danish writer. He was one of the authors in the Modern Breakthrough movement in Danish art and literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Andersen Nexø has received more than 90,740 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Andersen Nexø is the 1,103rd most popular writer (down from 1,102nd in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Denmark (down from 120th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Danish Writer.

Martin Andersen Nexø is most famous for his novel "Niels Lyhne" which was published in 1894. The novel is about a man who is unable to cope with the death of his father and commits suicide.

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  • 91k

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  • 60.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Martin Andersen Nexø ranks 1,103 out of 5,755. Before him are Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Elizabeth Gaskell, Lü Dongbin, Ethel Voynich, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. After him are Alcman, Zenodotus, Lao She, Harry Harrison, Waris Dirie, and Virginia Henderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, Martin Andersen Nexø ranks 31. Before him are Felix Salten, Karl Seitz, Gustaf Dalén, Albert Roussel, Gustav Vigeland, and Mary Mallon. After him are Pyotr Krasnov, Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, Francisco Largo Caballero, Óscar Carmona, and Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans. Among people deceased in 1954, Martin Andersen Nexø ranks 26. Before him are Jacinto Benavente, Claude Cahun, Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Auguste Perret, Hannes Meyer, and Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After him are Charles Ives, Léon Jouhaux, Thea von Harbou, Clemens Krauss, Franco Alfano, and Gideon Sundback.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Martin Andersen Nexø ranks 121 out of 893. Before him are Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), Boetius of Dacia (1240), Gudfred (800), Eric III of Denmark (1100), Bjarne Stroustrup (1950), and Haakon III of Norway (1182). After him are Sveinn Björnsson (1881), Erik Bruhn (1928), Louis Hjelmslev (1899), Guthrum (830), Wilhelm Johannsen (1857), and Tove Ditlevsen (1917).

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Among WRITERS In Denmark

Among writers born in Denmark, Martin Andersen Nexø ranks 11. Before him are Henrik Pontoppidan (1857), Johannes V. Jensen (1873), Sven Hassel (1917), Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847), Georg Brandes (1842), and N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783). After him are Tove Ditlevsen (1917), Jussi Adler-Olsen (1950), Aksel Sandemose (1899), Ole Nydahl (1941), Adam Oehlenschläger (1779), and Kaj Munk (1898).

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