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 197,080 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Mihail Sadoveanu is the 2,614th most popular writer (down from 2,390th in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from Romania (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Romanian Writer.

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 2,614 out of 7,302. Before him are Mohammed Hussein Heikal, Sima Tan, Josef Jungmann, Gertrud von Le Fort, Georg Herwegh, and Ivan Mažuranić. After him are Varro Atacinus, Terry Goodkind, Vladimir Sorokin, Nordahl Grieg, Dritëro Agolli, and Günter Wallraff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 91. Before him are Carl Van Vechten, Leonard Woolf, Gabriel Voisin, Christabel Pankhurst, Kōdō Sawaki, and Zequinha de Abreu. After him are Waldemar Bonsels, Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Princess Thyra of Denmark, Azim Azimzade, Johannes Aavik, and Georg von Trapp. Among people deceased in 1961, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 63. Before him are Thomas Beecham, Vanessa Bell, Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky, Charles D. B. King, Vladimir Sofronitsky, and Domenico Tardini. After him are Lucian Blaga, Andrzej Munk, Hubert Van Innis, Anton Flettner, Kjeld Abell, and Charles Coburn.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 179 out of 844. Before him are Adrian Mutu (1979), Brunó Ferenc Straub (1914), Constantin Dăscălescu (1923), Saul Steinberg (1914), Ulpia Severina (300), and Simon Hollósy (1857). After him are Richard Wurmbrand (1909), Ion C. Brătianu (1821), Ferenc Dávid (1510), Lucian Blaga (1895), Marcel Ciolacu (1967), and Alexander Vencel (1944).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Mihail Sadoveanu ranks 23. Before him are Dora d'Istria (1828), Marthe Bibesco (1886), János Arany (1817), Mircea Cărtărescu (1956), Vasile Alecsandri (1821), and Mihail Sebastian (1907). After him are Richard Wurmbrand (1909), Benjamin Fondane (1898), Ferenc Kazinczy (1759), Ana Blandiana (1942), Tudor Arghezi (1880), and Olha Kobylianska (1863).

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