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Sunthorn Phu

1786 - 1855

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Phra Sunthorn Vohara (Phu) (Thai: พระสุนทรโวหาร (ภู่), RTGS: Phra Sunthonwohan (Phu), pronounced [pʰá.sǔn.tʰɔ̄ːn.woː.hǎːn.pʰûː]; 26 June 1786 – 1855), known as Sunthorn Phu (Thai: สุนทรภู่, RTGS: Sunthonphu, pronounced [sǔn.tʰɔ̄ːn.pʰûː]), is Thailand's best-known royal poet. He wrote during the Rattanakosin period. Phu's career as a royal poet began in the reign of King Rama II, and when the king died, he resigned from the role and became a monk. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sunthorn Phu has received more than 136,033 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sunthorn Phu is the 3,726th most popular writer, the 61st most popular biography from Thailand and the 3rd most popular Thai Writer.

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  • 140k

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  • 51.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sunthorn Phu ranks 3,726 out of 7,302. Before him are Eva Mozes Kor, Bhalchandra Nemade, Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi, Jules Lemaître, Glückel of Hameln, and Constance Lloyd. After him are Georgette Heyer, Wu Jingzi, Bruno Apitz, Innokenty Annensky, Philippe Jaccottet, and James A. Michener.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1786, Sunthorn Phu ranks 41. Before him are Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, Gregor MacGregor, Albrecht Adam, Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol, Alexander Chavchavadze, and José Joaquín Prieto. After him are Andreas Metaxas, Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov, Wilhelm Gesenius, Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar, William R. King, and Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Among people deceased in 1855, Sunthorn Phu ranks 35. Before him are Mihály Vörösmarty, Henri Druey, Louis-Mathieu Molé, Sergey Uvarov, Carl Anton von Meyer, and Guglielmo Pepe. After him are Henri Braconnot, Joseph Aspdin, Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Josef Munzinger, Henry Bishop, and Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Sunthorn Phu ranks 61 out of 186. Before him are Prawit Wongsuwon (1945), Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena (1887), Saovabha Phongsri (1861), Apasra Hongsakula (1947), Anand Panyarachun (1932), and Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1932). After him are Rambai Barni (1904), Banharn Silpa-archa (1932), Adam Osborne (1939), Suchinda Kraprayoon (1933), Pumpuang Duangjan (1961), and Damrong Rajanubhab (1862).

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Among WRITERS In Thailand

Among writers born in Thailand, Sunthorn Phu ranks 3. Before him are Emmanuelle Arsan (1932), and Buddhadasa (1906).

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