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 29,244 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 29k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Syndere i sommersol
Fiction, Psychoanalysis
1927
Ved foten av Babels tårn
1956
Trollringen
1958
Veien vi gaar
1922
Møte ved milepelen
1947
Meeting at the milestone
World War, 1939-1945, Fiction
1951

Page views of Sigurd Hoels by language

Over the past year Sigurd Hoel has had the most page views in the with 2,701 views, followed by Danish (1,676), and Russian (1,261). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Armenian (84.04%), Egyptian Arabic (75.26%), and Spanish (47.19%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sigurd Hoel ranks 3,192 out of 7,302. Before 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 126. Before 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 101. Before 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 1,039. Before 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).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Sigurd Hoel ranks 37. Before 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).

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