WRITER

Petter Dass

1647 - 1707

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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Petter Dass has received more than 61,302 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Petter Dass is the 2,762nd most popular writer (down from 2,662nd in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Norway (down from 147th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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  • 61k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Petter Dass ranks 2,762 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Gray, Harold Robbins, Carl Bernstein, Meir Shalev, Antal Szerb, and Thomas Kyd. After him are Samuel Smiles, Alice Schwarzer, John Zerzan, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Petr Chelčický, and Rosario Castellanos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1647, Petter Dass ranks 14. Before him are Giovanni Ceva, Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Elisabeth Hevelius, Constantine Phaulkon, William Louis, Duke of Württemberg, and John de Britto. After him are Giovanni II Cornaro, and John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester. Among people deceased in 1707, Petter Dass ranks 17. Before him are Willem van de Velde the Younger, Johann Christoph Denner, Alexandre Exquemelin, Jeremiah Clarke, Zheng Keshuang, and Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. After him are Maria Clara Eimmart, Adriaen Coorte, Julie d'Aubigny, Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg, Marie de Nemours, and Muhammad Azam Shah.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Petter Dass ranks 166 out of 1,039. Before him are Jon Elster (1940), Sigurd Slembe (1100), Amalie Skram (1846), Birger Ruud (1911), Hjalmar Andersen (1923), and Anja Breien (1940). After him are Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), Carl Anton Larsen (1860), Gunnar Staalesen (1947), Edvard Moser (1962), Hjalmar Johansen (1867), and Berit Mørdre (1940).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Petter Dass ranks 29. Before him are Per Petterson (1952), Karin Fossum (1954), Dag Solstad (1941), Anne Holt (1958), Nordahl Grieg (1902), and Amalie Skram (1846). After him are Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), Gunnar Staalesen (1947), Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), Kjell Askildsen (1929), Lars Saabye Christensen (1953), and Hans Aanrud (1863).

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