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WRITER

Mihail Sebastian

1907 - 1945

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Mihail Sebastian (Romanian pronunciation: [mihaˈil sebastiˈan]; born Iosif Mendel Hechter; October 18, 1907 – May 29, 1945) was a Romanian playwright, essayist, journalist and novelist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mihail Sebastian has received more than 122,418 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Mihail Sebastian is the 2,698th most popular writer (down from 2,404th in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Romania (down from 158th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Romanian Writer.

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  • 120k

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  • 52.58

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mihail Sebastian ranks 2,698 out of 5,755Before him are Jules Supervielle, J.-H. Rosny aîné, Isaac Titsingh, Jon Fosse, Pavlo Tychyna, and Teimuraz II of Kakheti. After him are José de Alencar, Arnold Bennett, James Tiptree Jr., Petar Preradović, Sergio Badilla Castillo, and Albert of Aix.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Mihail Sebastian ranks 142Before him are Álvaro Gestido, Ursula Kuczynski, Annabella, Yasushi Inoue, Parvin E'tesami, and Ernesto Mascheroni. After him are Helmut Walcha, L. Sprague de Camp, Ita Rina, Géza von Radványi, Roberto Cherro, and Béla Barényi. Among people deceased in 1945, Mihail Sebastian ranks 185Before him are Princess Thyra of Denmark, Rash Behari Bose, Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, Petar Bojović, Jack Thayer, and Johannes Popitz. After him are Adolf Bertram, Henri Maspero, Gustav Cassel, Augustín Malár, Stamen Grigorov, and Julius Leber.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Mihail Sebastian ranks 188 out of 665Before him are Michael II Apafi (1676), Júlia Várady (1941), Ferenc Dávid (1510), Liviu Rebreanu (1885), Eva Mozes Kor (1934), and Tamás Bakócz (1442). After him are Elek Schwartz (1908), Ion C. Brătianu (1821), Dudu Georgescu (1950), Ana Blandiana (1942), Helmuth Duckadam (1959), and Péter Eötvös (1944).

Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Mihail Sebastian ranks 26Before him are Marthe Bibesco (1886), Mihail Sadoveanu (1880), Tudor Arghezi (1880), Benjamin Fondane (1898), Liviu Rebreanu (1885), and Eva Mozes Kor (1934). After him are Ana Blandiana (1942), Mircea Cărtărescu (1956), Ioan Slavici (1848), Olha Kobylianska (1863), Ferenc Kazinczy (1759), and Nichita Stănescu (1933).