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Michel de Ghelderode

1898 - 1962

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Michel de Ghelderode (born Adémar Adolphe Louis Martens; 3 April 1898 – 1 April 1962) was an avant-garde Belgian dramatist, from Flanders, who spoke and wrote in French. His works often dealt with the extremes of human experience, from death and degradation to religious exaltation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel de Ghelderode has received more than 54,328 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Michel de Ghelderode is the 2,013th most popular writer (up from 2,073rd in 2019), the 269th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 263rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Belgian Writer.

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  • 55.06

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michel de Ghelderode ranks 2,013 out of 5,755. Before him are Joseph Heller, Alciphron, Gaston III, Count of Foix, Eustache Deschamps, Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, and Reşat Nuri Güntekin. After him are Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Mustafa Balel, David Morrell, James Herriot, August Derleth, and Phylarchus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Michel de Ghelderode ranks 96. Before him are Tawfiq al-Hakim, Leon Štukelj, Gulzarilal Nanda, Jean Fautrier, Fyodor Kuznetsov, and István Dobi. After him are Lionel Robbins, Joseph Kessel, Alfred Schmidt, Shinichi Suzuki, Kang Sheng, and Helen B. Taussig. Among people deceased in 1962, Michel de Ghelderode ranks 68. Before him are Trygve Gulbranssen, Kirsten Flagstad, Vita Sackville-West, Antoine Pevsner, Wilhelm Ackermann, and Albert Sarraut. After him are Hans von Salmuth, Louis Massignon, Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Erich von Tschermak, Richard Aldington, and Enrico Mattei.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Michel de Ghelderode ranks 269 out of 1,019. Before him are David Teniers the Elder (1582), Joos de Momper (1564), Claude Piron (1931), Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier (1797), Philippe Herreweghe (1947), and Edward Schillebeeckx (1914). After him are Thibaut Courtois (1992), Rembert Dodoens (1517), Herri met de Bles (1480), Hendrick van Balen the Elder (1570), Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau (1727), and Patrick Bauchau (1938).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Michel de Ghelderode ranks 16. Before him are Victor Serge (1890), Georges Rodenbach (1855), Hugo Claus (1929), Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), Jean Bolland (1596), and John of Ruusbroec (1293). After him are William of Moerbeke (1215), Hendrik Conscience (1812), FM-2030 (1930), J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856), Heinrich von Veldeke (1150), and Jean Ray (1887).

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