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FILM DIRECTOR

Mauritz Stiller

1883 - 1928

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Mauritz Stiller (born Moshe Stiller, 17 July 1883 – 18 November 1928) was a Finnish film director of Jewish origin, best known for discovering Greta Garbo and bringing her to America. Stiller had been a pioneer of the Swedish film industry, writing and directing many short films from 1912. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mauritz Stiller has received more than 152,379 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Mauritz Stiller is the 245th most popular film director (down from 230th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Finland (down from 41st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Film Director.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mauritz Stiller ranks 245 out of 1,581. Before him are Mario Monicelli, John G. Avildsen, Barry Levinson, Jane Campion, Mikhail Kalatozov, and Stanley Donen. After him are David Hamilton, Gojko Mitić, Věra Chytilová, Martin Campbell, Edward Dmytryk, and Karel Zeman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Mauritz Stiller ranks 63. Before him are Kenji Doihara, Ivan Meštrović, Nikolay Krestinsky, Richard von Mises, Bernhard Rust, and Prince Konrad of Bavaria. After him are Gusztáv Jány, Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, Fritz Gerlich, Lauri Kristian Relander, William Carlos Williams, and Alfredo Casella. Among people deceased in 1928, Mauritz Stiller ranks 31. Before him are Álvaro Obregón, Armando Diaz, Alexander Bogdanov, H. H. Asquith, Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden, and Lala Lajpat Rai. After him are Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Jan Toorop, Pavel Axelrod, Narayana Guru, José Sánchez del Río, and Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Mauritz Stiller ranks 47 out of 642. Before him are Tom of Finland (1920), Albert Edelfelt (1854), Hannu Mikkola (1942), Ari Vatanen (1952), Lars Ahlfors (1907), and Armi Kuusela (1934). After him are Aleksis Kivi (1834), Zachris Topelius (1818), Eliel Saarinen (1873), Hugo Simberg (1873), Lasse Virén (1949), and Antti Aarne (1867).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Finland

Among film directors born in Finland, Mauritz Stiller ranks 2. Before him are Aki Kaurismäki (1957). After him are Renny Harlin (1959), Mika Kaurismäki (1955), Jörn Donner (1933), and Matti Kassila (1924).

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Filmography

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