1783 - 1872
Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig (Danish: [ˈne̝koˌlɑjˀ ˈfʁeðˀˌʁek ˈse̝vəˌʁiˀn ˈkʁɔntvi]; 8 September 1783 – 2 September 1872), most often referred to as N. F. S. Grundtvig, was a Danish pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher and politician. He was one of the most influential people in Danish history, as his philosophy gave rise to a new form of nationalism in the last half of the 19th century. It was steeped in the national literature and supported by deep spirituality.Grundtvig holds a unique position in the cultural history of his country. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of N. F. S. Grundtvig has received more than 241,776 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). N. F. S. Grundtvig is the 1,046th most popular writer (up from 1,067th in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 117th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Danish Writer.
N. F. S. Grundtvig was a Danish theologian and poet who is most famous for his hymns, which he wrote in Danish.
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Among writers, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 1,046 out of 5,755. Before him are Bharata Muni, Khachatur Abovian, Robert de Montesquiou, Natalie Clifford Barney, D. T. Suzuki, and Meša Selimović. After him are Ernst Barlach, Fredric Brown, Edmund Spenser, Mori Ōgai, Kobayashi Issa, and Emil Ludwig.
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 1,040
1805 - 1848
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 1,041
1855 - 1921
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 1,042
1876 - 1972
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 1,043
1870 - 1966
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 1,044
1910 - 1982
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 1,045
1783 - 1872
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 1,046
1870 - 1938
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 1,047
1906 - 1972
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 1,048
1552 - 1599
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 1,049
1862 - 1922
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 1,050
1763 - 1828
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 1,051
1881 - 1948
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 1,052
Among people born in 1783, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 9. Before him are Hortense de Beauharnais, Washington Irving, Agustín de Iturbide, Hugh Glass, Johann Heinrich von Thünen, and Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia. After him are Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria, Vasily Zhukovsky, Friedrich Sertürner, Catharina of Württemberg, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, and Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Among people deceased in 1872, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 11. Before him are Charles XV of Sweden, Théophile Gautier, Benito Juárez, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, Franz Grillparzer, and Kawakami Gensai. After him are William Webb Ellis, William John Macquorn Rankine, Stanisław Moniuszko, Prince Albert of Prussia, Zeng Guofan, and Ljudevit Gaj.
1783 - 1837
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 3
1783 - 1859
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 4
1783 - 1824
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 5
1783 - 1833
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 6
1783 - 1850
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 7
1783 - 1801
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 8
1783 - 1872
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 9
1783 - 1853
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 10
1783 - 1852
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 11
1783 - 1841
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 12
1783 - 1835
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 13
1783 - 1853
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 14
1783 - 1853
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 15
1826 - 1872
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 5
1811 - 1872
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 6
1806 - 1872
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 7
1807 - 1872
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 8
1791 - 1872
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 9
1834 - 1872
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 10
1783 - 1872
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 11
1806 - 1872
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 12
1820 - 1872
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 13
1819 - 1872
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 14
1809 - 1872
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 15
1811 - 1872
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 16
1809 - 1872
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 17
Among people born in Denmark, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 114 out of 893. Before him are Hans Christian Gram (1853), Harald Bohr (1887), Sophia Brahe (1556), Nicolai Abildgaard (1743), Allan Simonsen (1952), and Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (1968). After him are Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), Boetius of Dacia (1240), Gudfred (800), Eric III of Denmark (1100), Bjarne Stroustrup (1950), and Haakon III of Norway (1182).
1853 - 1938
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 108
1887 - 1951
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 109
1556 - 1643
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 110
1743 - 1809
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 111
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 112
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 113
1783 - 1872
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 114
1858 - 1939
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 115
1240 - 1284
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 116
800 - 810
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 117
1100 - 1146
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 118
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 119
1182 - 1204
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 120
Among writers born in Denmark, N. F. S. Grundtvig ranks 10. Before him are Karen Blixen (1885), Henrik Pontoppidan (1857), Johannes V. Jensen (1873), Sven Hassel (1917), Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847), and Georg Brandes (1842). After him are Martin Andersen Nexø (1869), Tove Ditlevsen (1917), Jussi Adler-Olsen (1950), Aksel Sandemose (1899), Ole Nydahl (1941), and Adam Oehlenschläger (1779).
1885 - 1962
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 4
1857 - 1943
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 5
1873 - 1950
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 6
1917 - 2012
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 7
1847 - 1885
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 8
1842 - 1927
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 9
1783 - 1872
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 10
1869 - 1954
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 11
1917 - 1976
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 12
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 13
1899 - 1965
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 14
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 15
1779 - 1850
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 16