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Per Wahlöö

1926 - 1975

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Per Fredrik Wahlöö (5 August 1926 – 22 June 1975) – in English translations often identified as Peter Wahloo – was a Swedish author. He is perhaps best known for the collaborative work with his partner Maj Sjöwall on a series of ten novels about the exploits of Martin Beck, a police detective in Stockholm, published between 1965 and 1975. In 1971, The Laughing Policeman (a translation of Den skrattande polisen, originally published in 1968) won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Novel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Per Wahlöö has received more than 119,752 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Per Wahlöö is the 1,635th most popular writer (down from 1,534th in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 227th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Swedish Writer.

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  • 56.76

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Per Wahlöö ranks 1,635 out of 5,755. Before him are Ted Hughes, Martin Opitz, Avitus of Vienne, Rafael Sabatini, Mendele Mocher Sforim, and Martin of Opava. After him are Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, Ruth Rendell, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Rainis, Robert Brasillach, and Robert de Boron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Per Wahlöö ranks 117. Before him are Efraín Ríos Montt, Henry Molaison, Yevgeny Leonov, John Derek, Raul Hilberg, and Aaron Klug. After him are Nina Kulagina, Gordon Scott, Jérôme Lejeune, Sergio Pininfarina, Cloris Leachman, and Paul Baran. Among people deceased in 1975, Per Wahlöö ranks 62. Before him are Gunnar Gunnarsson, Eugen Fink, Walker Evans, Joseph Bech, Al Lettieri, and Guy Mollet. After him are Franz Six, Lyubov Orlova, William A. Wellman, Robert Stolz, Clyde Tolson, and Michel Simon.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Per Wahlöö ranks 256 out of 1,612. Before him are Per Brahe the Younger (1602), Håkan the Red (1040), Catherine Vasa of Sweden (1539), Olaus Petri (1493), Ronnie Hellström (1949), and Lill-Babs (1938). After him are Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1629), Maria Gripe (1923), Helge von Koch (1870), Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (1889), Camilla Läckberg (1974), and Adam Afzelius (1750).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Per Wahlöö ranks 19. Before him are Per Olov Enquist (1934), Maj Sjöwall (1935), Stig Dagerman (1923), Håkan Nesser (1950), Jan Guillou (1944), and Olaus Petri (1493). After him are Maria Gripe (1923), Camilla Läckberg (1974), Elsa Beskow (1874), Hjalmar Söderberg (1869), Karin Boye (1900), and Sven Nordqvist (1946).

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