WRITER

Sigurd Hoel

1890 - 1960

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Sigurd Hoel (December 14, 1890 – October 14, 1960) was a Norwegian author and publishing consultant, born in Nord-Odal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sigurd Hoel has received more than 30,928 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Sigurd Hoel is the 3,192nd most popular writer (down from 3,157th in 2019), the 198th most popular biography from Norway (down from 179th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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  • 52.40

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sigurd Hoel ranks 3,192 out of 7,302Before him are Butrus al-Bustani, Vladislav Vančura, Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde, Ildefonso Falcones, Naoya Shiga, and Stefanie Zweig. After him are Tiziano Terzani, C. S. Forester, Anne Tyler, José Giovanni, Jiří Dienstbier, and Mihály Babits.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Sigurd Hoel ranks 126Before him are Elizabeth Bolden, André-Louis Danjon, Henny Porten, Dion Fortune, Walter Hasenclever, and Elia Abu Madi. After him are André Gobert, Helge Løvland, Erich Weinert, Gösta Ekman, Phetsarath Ratanavongsa, and Harry Hopkins. Among people deceased in 1960, Sigurd Hoel ranks 101Before him are Mitrofan Nedelin, Eric Temple Bell, Friedrich Kirchner, Yury Olesha, Erich Neumann, and Henny Porten. After him are Knud Enemark Jensen, Catherine Desnitski, Joseph Vendryes, Harry Schell, Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, and Maud Menten.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Sigurd Hoel ranks 198 out of 1,039Before him are Hans Aanrud (1863), Max Manus (1914), Johan Borgen (1902), Erik Werenskiold (1855), Otto Ruge (1882), and Åge Hareide (1953). After him are Helge Løvland (1890), Jacob Aall (1773), Jan P. Syse (1930), Nora Brockstedt (1923), Toralf Engan (1936), and Fred Anton Maier (1938).

Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Sigurd Hoel ranks 37Before him are Gunnar Staalesen (1947), Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), Kjell Askildsen (1929), Lars Saabye Christensen (1953), Hans Aanrud (1863), and Johan Borgen (1902). After him are Karl Ove Knausgård (1968), Eysteinn Erlendsson (1120), Gunnar Heiberg (1857), Hulda Garborg (1862), Johan Herman Wessel (1742), and Johan Turi (1854).