WRITER

Mihály Babits

1883 - 1941

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Mihály Babits (Hungarian: [ˈmihaːj ˈbɒbit͡ʃ]; 26 November 1883 – 4 August 1941) was a Hungarian poet, writer, essayist, and translator. His poems are well known for their intense religious themes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mihály Babits has received more than 66,856 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Mihály Babits is the 3,198th most popular writer (down from 2,945th in 2019), the 341st most popular biography from Hungary (down from 311th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Hungarian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 67k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

A gólyakalifa
1918
Erato
Erotic poetry, Translations into Hungarian
1969
Az európai irodalom története
European literature, History and criticism, Literature
1934
Jónás könyve
1947
Nyugtalanság völgye
1920
Jónás könyve
1966

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mihály Babits ranks 3,198 out of 7,302. Before him are Sigurd Hoel, Tiziano Terzani, C. S. Forester, Anne Tyler, José Giovanni, and Jiří Dienstbier. After him are Ruben Sevak, Caspar Barlaeus, Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, Jim Carroll, and Maria Wirtemberska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Mihály Babits ranks 143. Before him are Ludwig Müller, Demyan Bedny, August Zaleski, Yevgeny Vakhtangov, Naoya Shiga, and Giovanni Pastrone. After him are Eugen Leviné, Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Luigi Ganna, Eleazar López Contreras, Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp, and Amleto Giovanni Cicognani. Among people deceased in 1941, Mihály Babits ranks 117. Before him are Alfred Pringsheim, Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Louis Marcoussis, Kazimierz Bartel, George Minne, and Maurice Bavaud. After him are Edgar Aabye, Giuseppe Amisani, Alexander Svanidze, Vilmos Aba-Novák, Philippe Gaubert, and Rudolf Ramek.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Mihály Babits ranks 341 out of 1,077. Before him are Péter Szondi (1929), Sára Salkaházi (1899), József Takács (1904), Ferenc Farkas (1905), Imre Földi (1938), and Pál Titkos (1908). After him are Ervin László (1932), Julio Baghy (1891), Gyula Cseszneky (1914), Gyula Kellner (1871), Gyula Benczúr (1844), and Ferenc Hirzer (1902).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Mihály Babits ranks 38. Before him are Mihály Vörösmarty (1800), George Tabori (1914), László Polgár (1946), Antal Szerb (1901), Miklós Radnóti (1909), and Péter Szondi (1929). After him are Simon of Kéza (1250), Ferenc Kölcsey (1790), István Örkény (1912), Zsigmond Móricz (1879), Tibor Déry (1894), and Gyula Krúdy (1878).

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