WRITER

Monica Lovinescu

1923 - 2008

Photo of Monica Lovinescu

Icon of person Monica Lovinescu

Monica Lovinescu (Romanian pronunciation: [moˈnika loviˈnesku]; 19 November 1923 – 20 April 2008) was a Romanian essayist, short story writer, literary critic, translator, and journalist, noted for her activities as an opponent of the Romanian Communist regime. She published several works under the pseudonyms Monique Saint-Come and Claude Pascal. She is the daughter of literary figure Eugen Lovinescu. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Monica Lovinescu has received more than 40,835 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Monica Lovinescu is the 4,665th most popular writer (up from 5,227th in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from Romania (up from 399th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Romanian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 41k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Monica Lovinescu ranks 4,665 out of 7,302. Before her are Aelianus Tacticus, Hermann Kesten, Andrej Sládkovič, Svatopluk Čech, Igor Newerly, and Vishnu Sharma. After her are Zakaria Tamer, Taylor Caldwell, Süreyya Ağaoğlu, H. C. Artmann, Juan José Arreola, and Stephen Baxter.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Monica Lovinescu ranks 308. Before her are Red Garland, Devan Nair, Vatroslav Mimica, Eric Sykes, Forbes Burnham, and Haydée Santamaría. After her are Adãozinho, Gabriel Alonso, Ivan Gubijan, Mother Angelica, Henryk Gulbinowicz, and Elizabeth Jane Howard. Among people deceased in 2008, Monica Lovinescu ranks 226. Before her are Xie Jin, Luis de Souza Ferreira, Ibrahim Nasir, Neil Aspinall, Horst Stein, and Anton Allemann. After her are Erwin Geschonneck, Dith Pran, Mustafa Khalil, Johnny Griffin, Valentin Bubukin, and Sergey Mergelyan.

Others Born in 1923

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2008

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Monica Lovinescu ranks 343 out of 844. Before her are Dorinel Munteanu (1968), Dacian Cioloș (1969), Viorel Moldovan (1972), Constantin Negruzzi (1808), Rodion Cămătaru (1958), and Take Ionescu (1858). After her are Ion Barbu (1895), Gheorghe Mureșan (1971), Dimitrie Ghica (1816), Ion Bogdan (1915), Alexandru Marghiloman (1854), and Emerich Vogl (1905).

Others born in Romania

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Monica Lovinescu ranks 43. Before her are George Coșbuc (1866), Alexandru Macedonski (1854), Isidore Isou (1925), Gabriela Adameșteanu (1942), Oskar Pastior (1927), and Constantin Negruzzi (1808). After her are C. A. Rosetti (1816), Richard Wagner (1952), Gáspár Heltai (1510), Andrei Mureșanu (1816), Marin Sorescu (1936), and Ion Agârbiceanu (1882).

Romanian born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous