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Mikael Agricola

1510 - 1557

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Mikael Agricola (Finnish: [ˈmikɑel ˈɑɡrikolɑ] ; c. 1510 – 9 April 1557) was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman who became the de facto founder of literary Finnish and a prominent proponent of the Protestant Reformation in Sweden, including Finland, which was a Swedish territory at the time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mikael Agricola has received more than 253,101 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Mikael Agricola is the 557th most popular writer (up from 778th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Finland (up from 26th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Finnish Writer.

Mikael Agricola is most famous for his translation of the Bible into Finnish.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mikael Agricola ranks 557 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert Burns, Klaus Mann, Paul Lafargue, Arthur Koestler, W. Somerset Maugham, and Francisco de Quevedo. After him are George Eliot, Dino Buzzati, Ivan Bunin, Georges Perec, Ausonius, and Marina Tsvetaeva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1510, Mikael Agricola ranks 3. Before him are Ambroise Paré, and Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence. After him are Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Renée of France, Jacopo Bassano, Aloysius Lilius, François Clouet, Gonzalo Pizarro, Gracia Mendes Nasi, Elena Glinskaya, and Túpac Huallpa. Among people deceased in 1557, Mikael Agricola ranks 7. Before him are Jacques Cartier, Anne of Cleves, Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, John III of Portugal, Pontormo, and Bona Sforza. After him are Olaus Magnus, Sebastian Cabot, Emperor Go-Nara, Lautaro, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, and Ferrante Gonzaga.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Mikael Agricola ranks 17 out of 751. Before him are Tarja Halonen (1943), Urho Kekkonen (1900), Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870), Lars Ahlfors (1907), Helene Schjerfbeck (1862), and Elias Lönnrot (1802). After him are Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895), Risto Ryti (1889), Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861), Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832), Vissarion Belinsky (1811), and Arto Paasilinna (1942).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Mikael Agricola ranks 4. Before him are Tove Jansson (1914), Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888), and Mika Waltari (1908). After him are Arto Paasilinna (1942), Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804), Aleksis Kivi (1834), Zachris Topelius (1818), Eino Leino (1878), Väinö Linna (1920), Juhani Aho (1861), and Minna Canth (1844).

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