WRITER

Simon Vestdijk

1898 - 1971

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Simon Vestdijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsimɔɱ ˈvɛzdɛik]; 17 October 1898 – 23 March 1971) was a Dutch writer. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature fifteen times. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Vestdijk has received more than 66,188 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Simon Vestdijk is the 4,193rd most popular writer (down from 3,864th in 2019), the 650th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 569th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Dutch Writer.

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  • 66k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Simon Vestdijk ranks 4,193 out of 7,302. Before him are Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier, Frans Michael Franzén, Almudena Grandes, Dan Andersson, Wafa Sultan, and Sotades. After him are Ida B. Wells, Theodore Roszak, Alexander Galich, John Winthrop, Don Miguel Ruiz, and Antoine Furetière.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Simon Vestdijk ranks 172. Before him are Eduard Pütsep, Aksel Airo, Tang Enbo, Akmal Ikramov, Pyotr Leshchenko, and Therese Giehse. After him are Masuji Ibuse, Erik Abrahamsson, Clemente Biondetti, Mitchell Leisen, Carl-Gustaf Rossby, and Vilho Lampi. Among people deceased in 1971, Simon Vestdijk ranks 137. Before him are Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Richard Montague, Jean-Pierre Monseré, Bengt Ekerot, Shunryū Suzuki, and Jo Cals. After him are Juhan Smuul, John Dall, Hjalmar Andersson, Walther von Wartburg, Gladys Cooper, and Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Simon Vestdijk ranks 650 out of 1,646. Before him are Lenny Kuhr (1950), Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp (1594), Heintje Simons (1955), George Clifford III (1685), Jan van Bijlert (1597), and Marsilius of Inghen (1335). After him are Alex Van Halen (1953), Frederik van Eeden (1860), Piet Dankert (1934), Hans Ooft (1947), Jan de Vries (1890), and Jacobus Golius (1596).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Simon Vestdijk ranks 33. Before him are Tim Krabbé (1943), Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792), Bertus Aafjes (1914), Gysbert Japiks (1603), Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882), and Jan Wolkers (1925). After him are Janwillem van de Wetering (1931), Gerbrand Bredero (1585), Mieke Bal (1946), Anna Enquist (1945), Betje Wolff (1738), and Herman Heijermans (1864).

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