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Moa Martinson

1890 - 1964

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Moa Martinson, born Helga Maria Swarts sometimes spelt Swartz, (2 November 1890 – 5 August 1964) was one of Sweden's most noted authors of proletarian literature. Her ambition was to change society with her authorship and to portray the conditions of the working class, and also the personal development of women. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Moa Martinson has received more than 74,913 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Moa Martinson is the 3,748th most popular writer (down from 3,573rd in 2019), the 520th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 498th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Swedish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 75k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Moa Martinson ranks 3,748 out of 5,755. Before her are Sandra Brown, Ugo Betti, Edgar Hilsenrath, Arundhati Roy, Said Akl, and Norman Manea. After her are José Cadalso, David Brin, Harold Russell, James Krüss, Rūdolfs Blaumanis, and Yahya Kemal Beyatlı.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Moa Martinson ranks 142. Before her are Alexander Granach, Armas Taipale, Katherine Anne Porter, Helge Løvland, Cecil Kellaway, and Heinrich Zimmer. After her are Yitzhak Sadeh, Joseph Helffrich, Lily Kronberger, Erich Weinert, Lev Chernyi, and Karl Freund. Among people deceased in 1964, Moa Martinson ranks 116. Before her are Jim Reeves, Giuseppe Amato, Joseph Schildkraut, Bernhard Goetzke, Jean-Baptiste Janssens, and Rickard Sandler. After her are Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, Ronald Fairbairn, Henry Maitland Wilson, Peter Romanovsky, Ólafur Thors, and Pentti Eskola.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Moa Martinson ranks 520 out of 1,612. Before her are Magnus Wislander (1964), Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden (1100), David Lagercrantz (1962), Gert Fredriksson (1919), Bruno Liljefors (1860), and Rickard Sandler (1884). After her are Tommy Körberg (1948), Karl Staaff (1860), Björn Skifs (1947), Carola Häggkvist (1966), Bo Johansson (1942), and Fredrik von Otter (1833).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Moa Martinson ranks 48. Before her are Liza Marklund (1962), Gustaf Fröding (1860), Lina Sandell (1832), Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783), Kerstin Ekman (1933), and David Lagercrantz (1962). After her are Torgny Lindgren (1938), Runer Jonsson (1916), Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790), Barbro Lindgren (1937), Dan Andersson (1888), and Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718).

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