WRITER

Otokar Březina

1868 - 1929

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Václav Jebavý (13 September 1868 – 25 March 1929); mostly known by his pen name of Otokar or Otakar Březina (Czech pronunciation: [ˈotokar ˈbr̝ɛzɪna]); was a Czech poet and essayist, considered the greatest of Czech Symbolists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otokar Březina has received more than 25,855 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Otokar Březina is the 5,595th most popular writer (down from 5,143rd in 2019), the 698th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 609th in 2019) and the 77th most popular Czech Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 26k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Básnické spisy
1926
Tajemné dálky ; Svítání na západě
1993
Hudba pramenů
1919
Stavitelé chrámu
1916
Svítání na západ
1916
Hudba pramenů

Page views of Otokar Březinas by language

Over the past year Otokar Březina has had the most page views in the with 29,631 views, followed by English (2,700), and Polish (1,519). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (296.20%), Italian (187.86%), and Polish (65.65%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Otokar Březina ranks 5,595 out of 7,302. Before him are George Lillo, Yordan Radichkov, Fang Fang, Åsne Seierstad, J. Slauerhoff, and Marilyn Ferguson. After him are Cassandra Fedele, Ha Jin, Whittaker Chambers, L. J. Smith, James C. Collins, and Mark Haddon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Otokar Březina ranks 182. Before him are Marie Belloc Lowndes, Émile Fisseux, Karl Röderer, Harvey S. Firestone, Annie S. D. Maunder, and Lida Heymann. After him are Johannes van Dijk, H. J. R. Murray, Harry Blackstaffe, Gilbert Walker, Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, and Spottiswoode Aitken. Among people deceased in 1929, Otokar Březina ranks 127. Before him are Otto Liebe, Edward Carpenter, Robert Ridgway, Walther Katzenstein, Antoni Lange, and Ödön Tersztyánszky. After him are Sigurd Jørgensen, Karel van de Woestijne, Jean-Baptiste Mimiague, Daniel Barringer, Juan Antonio Escurra, and José Vicente Concha.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Otokar Březina ranks 698 out of 1,200. Before him are Patrik Berger (1973), Emil Pažický (1927), Vladimír Vašíček (1919), Jiří Rusnok (1960), Tadeusz Kraus (1932), and Patrik Schick (1996). After him are Dolly Buster (1969), Erich Kühnhackl (1950), Vratislav Lokvenc (1973), Vlasta Děkanová (1909), Jiří Havlis (1932), and Jiří Němec (1966).

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Among WRITERS In Czechia

Among writers born in Czechia, Otokar Březina ranks 77. Before him are Adolf Born (1930), Karolina Světlá (1830), František Čelakovský (1799), Emil František Burian (1904), Petr Bezruč (1867), and Jakub Arbes (1840). After him are Eduard Bass (1888), Jaroslav Kvapil (1868), Fredy Perlman (1934), Franz Fühmann (1922), Antonín Sova (1864), and Marie Pujmanová (1893).

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