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Martin Opitz

1597 - 1639

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Martin Opitz von Boberfeld (23 December 1597 – 20 August 1639) was a German poet, regarded as the greatest of that nation during his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Opitz has received more than 77,253 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Opitz is the 1,668th most popular writer (down from 1,626th in 2019), the 370th most popular biography from Poland (down from 349th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Polish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 77k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Martin Opitz ranks 1,668 out of 7,302. Before him are Nina Berberova, Walafrid Strabo, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Gampopa, Nicander, and Ramón del Valle-Inclán. After him are Edward Lear, Quintus Smyrnaeus, Upton Sinclair, Martin Walser, Barbara Cartland, and Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1597, Martin Opitz ranks 4. Before him are Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg, and Giovanni Battista Hodierna. After him are Francesco Barberini, François Duquesnoy, Senhime, Luigi Rossi, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Justus Sustermans, and Johann Liss. Among people deceased in 1639, Martin Opitz ranks 8. Before him are Tommaso Campanella, Martin de Porres, Orazio Gentileschi, Roelant Savery, Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, and Stefano Landi. After him are Augusta of Denmark, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, John Ford, Chen Jiru, and Johannes Meursius.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Martin Opitz ranks 370 out of 1,694. Before him are Andreas Gryphius (1616), Lukas Podolski (1985), Ludwig Gumplowicz (1838), Kuno Fischer (1824), Arthur Greiser (1897), and Emin Pasha (1840). After him are Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile (1140), Stanisław Wojciechowski (1869), Arthur Zimmermann (1864), Moritz Moszkowski (1854), Franciszek Gajowniczek (1901), and Hermann von Eichhorn (1848).

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Among WRITERS In Poland

Among writers born in Poland, Martin Opitz ranks 35. Before him are Sławomir Mrożek (1930), Fritz Gerlich (1883), Jerzy Kosiński (1933), Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885), Avraham Stern (1907), and Andreas Gryphius (1616). After him are Stanisław Wyspiański (1869), I. L. Peretz (1852), Stanisław Przybyszewski (1868), Uri Orlev (1931), Izabela Czartoryska (1746), and Julian Tuwim (1894).

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