WRITER

Paul van Ostaijen

1896 - 1928

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Paul van Ostaijen (22 February 1896 – 18 March 1928) was a Belgian Dutch-language poet and writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul van Ostaijen has received more than 48,809 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Paul van Ostaijen is the 5,001st most popular writer (down from 4,791st in 2019), the 642nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 592nd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Belgian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 49k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Verzameld werk
1965
Verzamelde gedichten
1981
Verzameld werk
1900
Patriotism, inc., and other tales
Fiction, Social life and customs
1971
Bezette stad
1973
Spiegel van uw eenzaamheid
1988

Page views of Paul van Ostaijens by language

Over the past year Paul van Ostaijen has had the most page views in the with 28,818 views, followed by English (5,110), and German (1,545). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Croatian (92.16%), West Frisian (74.77%), and Esperanto (47.37%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paul van Ostaijen ranks 5,001 out of 7,302. Before him are Alki Zei, Vladimir Oravsky, José Bergamín, Peter Englund, Henjō, and Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov. After him are Margery Kempe, Paul Mattick, Dany Laferrière, Joseba Sarrionandia, Gabriel Aresti, and Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Paul van Ostaijen ranks 202. Before him are Ivan Merz, Hermann Jónasson, Ruben Lagus, Eric Backman, Esteban Canal, and Gunnar Lindström. After him are Agustín Sancho, Lotte Jacobi, Jack Pickford, Walter Breuning, Alberto Vargas, and Alexander Brailowsky. Among people deceased in 1928, Paul van Ostaijen ranks 94. Before him are Eilif Peterssen, Leon Benois, Kurt Behrens, Martin Kukučín, Gunnar Knudsen, and Klabund. After him are José Eustasio Rivera, Gunnar Setterwall, Andrew Fisher, Theodore Roberts, Georges Passerieu, and Jean Collas.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Paul van Ostaijen ranks 642 out of 1,190. Before him are Jean Thissen (1946), Julien Cools (1947), Thorgan Hazard (1993), Victor Leemans (1901), Georges Theunis (1873), and Prosper Bruggeman (1873). After him are Charles Delporte (1893), Laurent Grimmonprez (1902), Nelly Landry (1916), Pierre Braine (1900), Frans De Mulder (1937), and Frank De Bleeckere (1966).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Paul van Ostaijen ranks 37. Before him are Louis Paul Boon (1912), Félicien Marceau (1913), Willem Elsschot (1882), FM-2030 (1930), Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930), and Suzanne Lilar (1901). After him are Stijn Streuvels (1871), François Weyergans (1941), Maurice Carême (1899), Jacob van Maerlant (1235), Jan Frans Willems (1793), and Jan van Beers (1821).

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