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Sami Frashëri

1850 - 1904

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Sami bey Frashëri (Turkish: Şemseddin Sami Bey; June 1, 1850 – June 18, 1904) or Şemseddin Sâmi was an Ottoman Albanian writer, philosopher, playwright and a prominent figure of the Rilindja Kombëtare, the National Renaissance movement of Albania, together with his two brothers Abdyl and Naim. He also supported Turkish nationalism against its Ottoman counterpart, along with secularism (anti-clericalism or laicism) against theocracy. Frashëri was one of the sons of an impoverished Bey from Frashër (Fraşer during the Ottoman rule) in the District of Përmet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sami Frashëri has received more than 186,535 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Sami Frashëri is the 1,163rd most popular writer (down from 1,124th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Albania (up from 20th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Albanian Writer.

Sami Frashëri is most famous for his poetry. He was a poet, playwright, and translator. He was a part of the Albanian National Awakening.

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  • 190k

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  • 59.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sami Frashëri ranks 1,163 out of 5,755. Before him are Danielle Steel, Judah Leon Abravanel, Claudius Aelianus, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Vladimir Korolenko, and Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff. After him are Robert Jordan, Marilyn vos Savant, Dylan Thomas, P. L. Travers, Jernej Kopitar, and Alain-Fournier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1850, Sami Frashëri ranks 25. Before him are Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton, Ignác Goldziher, Victoriano Huerta, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, César Ritz, and Besarion Jughashvili. After him are William Morris Davis, Ivan Vazov, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Mikhail Chigorin, Zdeněk Fibich, and Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia. Among people deceased in 1904, Sami Frashëri ranks 26. Before him are Stepan Makarov, Vasily Vereshchagin, Alfred von Waldersee, Princess Alexandrine of Baden, Norodom of Cambodia, and Eduard Hanslick. After him are Mathilde Bonaparte, Georges Gilles de la Tourette, Nikolay Bobrikov, María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, Isabella Bird, and Isabelle Eberhardt.

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In Albania

Among people born in Albania, Sami Frashëri ranks 19 out of 111. Before him are Ayas Mehmed Pasha (1483), Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (1580), Ismail Qemali (1844), Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914), Mehmet Shehu (1913), and Alfred Moisiu (1929). After him are Edi Rama (1964), Essad Pasha Toptani (1863), Gentius (-300), Rexhep Meidani (1944), John Koukouzelis (1280), and Haxhi Lleshi (1913).

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Among WRITERS In Albania

Among writers born in Albania, Sami Frashëri ranks 3. Before him are Ismail Kadare (1936) and Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914). After him are Aleksandër Stavre Drenova (1872), Dritëro Agolli (1931), Millosh Gjergj Nikolla (1911), Pashko Vasa (1825), and Ndre Mjeda (1866).

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