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Robert Elsie

1950 - 2017

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Robert Elsie (June 29, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was a Canadian-born German scholar who specialized in Albanian literature and folklore. Elsie was a writer, translator, interpreter, and specialist in Albanian studies, being the author of numerous books and articles that focused on various aspects of Albanian culture and affairs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Elsie has received more than 115,645 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Elsie is the 6,441st most popular writer, the 693rd most popular biography from Canada and the 39th most popular Canadian Writer.

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  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert Elsie ranks 6,441 out of 7,302. Before him are Helen Gurley Brown, Leyla Aliyeva, Michel Faber, J. P. Donleavy, John Ralston Saul, and Joel Barlow. After him are Joe Medicine Crow, Alexandre del Valle, Ann Oakley, Judith Merril, Ted Tally, and Tierno Monénembo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Robert Elsie ranks 643. Before him are Asma Barlas, Valentyna Kozyr, Anna Deavere Smith, John Boozman, Christiane Krause, and Stanisław Szozda. After him are Rahat Indori, Chris Taylor, Jim Wynorski, Svetla Otsetova, Alex Callinicos, and Gaylen Ross. Among people deceased in 2017, Robert Elsie ranks 577. Before him are Carme Chacón, Ricardo Vidal, Norma McCorvey, Miguel Ángel Loayza, Nancy Dupree, and J. P. Donleavy. After him are Udupi Ramachandra Rao, Zdeněk Šreiner, Denis Johnson, Nicole Bricq, Viktor Kupreichik, and František Ševčík.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Robert Elsie ranks 693 out of 1,622. Before him are Severn Cullis-Suzuki (1979), Hayley Wickenheiser (1978), Leonard Peikoff (1933), Shawn Drover (1966), Christophe Beck (1972), and John Ralston Saul (1947). After him are Paul Churchland (1942), Shay Mitchell (1987), Bill Reid (1920), Jay Baruchel (1982), Frank Sullivan (1898), and Charlene Choi (1982).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Robert Elsie ranks 39. Before him are Sven Delblanc (1931), Mark Strand (1934), Robert J. Sawyer (1960), Farley Mowat (1921), George Woodcock (1912), and John Ralston Saul (1947). After him are Deborah Ellis (1960), E. Pauline Johnson (1861), Élie Blanchard (1881), Gregory Colbert (1960), Ed Greenwood (1959), and Mavis Gallant (1922).

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