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WRITER

Mihail Sadoveanu

1880 - 1961

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Mihail Sadoveanu (Romanian: [mihaˈil sadoˈve̯anu]; occasionally referred to as Mihai Sadoveanu; 5 November 1880 – 19 October 1961) was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who twice served as acting head of state for the communist republic (1947–1948 and 1958). One of the most prolific Romanian-language writers, he is remembered mostly for his historical and adventure novels, as well as for his nature writing. An author whose career spanned five decades, Sadoveanu was an early associate of the traditionalist magazine Sămănătorul, before becoming known as a Realist writer and an adherent to the Poporanist current represented by Viața Românească journal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mihail Sadoveanu has received more than 181,093 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Mihail Sadoveanu is the 2,397th most popular writer (up from 2,733rd in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from Romania (up from 179th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 2,397 out of 5,755Before him are Parthenius of Nicaea, Kyōka Izumi, Siri Hustvedt, Péter Esterházy, Keigo Higashino, and Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa. After him are Menasseh Ben Israel, T. H. White, Alfonso Sastre, John Webster, Aleksander Chodźko, and Rosario Castellanos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 85Before him are Marie Stopes, Carl Van Vechten, Leon Rupnik, Waldemar Bonsels, Kōdō Sawaki, and Archie Hahn. After him are Joseph Trumpeldor, Eric Lemming, Gabriel Voisin, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Begum Rokeya, and Princess Thyra of Denmark. Among people deceased in 1961, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 61Before him are Robert Garrett, Shigeko Higashikuni, Ty Cobb, Ludwik Fleck, Chester Barnard, and Vanessa Bell. After him are Princess Dagmar of Denmark, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Govind Ballabh Pant, Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi, Jeff Chandler, and Hélène Dutrieu.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 162 out of 665Before him are Manea Mănescu (1916), Constantin Ion Parhon (1874), Nicolae Paulescu (1869), Ulpia Severina (300), Vazgen I (1908), and Arthur Arz von Straußenburg (1857). After him are Dan Petrescu (1967), Julius Popper (1857), Ignaz von Born (1742), Gheorghe Tătărescu (1886), Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (1906), and Péter Pázmány (1570).

Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 21Before him are Miklós Nyiszli (1901), Vasile Alecsandri (1821), Dora d'Istria (1828), János Arany (1817), Richard Wurmbrand (1909), and Marthe Bibesco (1886). After him are Tudor Arghezi (1880), Benjamin Fondane (1898), Liviu Rebreanu (1885), Eva Mozes Kor (1934), Mihail Sebastian (1907), and Ana Blandiana (1942).