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Símun av Skarði

1872 - 1942

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Símun av Skarði (3 May 1872 – 9 October 1942) was a Faroese poet, politician, and teacher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Símun av Skarði has received more than 24,431 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Símun av Skarði is the 3,471st most popular writer (up from 3,477th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Faroe Islands and the 3rd most popular Writer.

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  • 24k

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  • 50.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Símun av Skarði ranks 3,471 out of 5,755Before him are Varian Fry, Alf Prøysen, Abdullah Goran, Valerius Antias, Gianni Celati, and Daniel-Rops. After him are Francis de Laporte de Castelnau, George Kodinos, Mirko Kovač, Srečko Kosovel, Léon-Paul Fargue, and Oton Župančič.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Símun av Skarði ranks 99Before him are Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, Elia Dalla Costa, Carl Gustaf Ekman, August Nilsson, Morris Travers, and Harry Nelson Pillsbury. After him are Henry Bataille, Kazimierz Bein, Lorenzo Perosi, Georgios Tsitas, Johan Pitka, and Paul Reinecke. Among people deceased in 1942, Símun av Skarði ranks 134Before him are Emanuel Feuermann, Gabriel Terra, Kiyonao Ichiki, Zofia Zamenhof, Zsigmond Móricz, and Kaarel Eenpalu. After him are Daniel Alomía Robles, Harald Tammer, George Andrew Reisner, Jack Greenwell, Albert Kahn, and Nikola Vaptsarov.

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In Faroe Islands

Among people born in Faroe Islands, Símun av Skarði ranks 4 out of 25Before him are Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860), William Heinesen (1900), and Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819). After him are Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), Ruth Smith (1913), Heðin Brú (1901), Christian Matras (1900), Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951), Marita Petersen (1940), Rói Patursson (1947), and Eivør Pálsdóttir (1983).

Among WRITERS In Faroe Islands

Among writers born in Faroe Islands, Símun av Skarði ranks 3Before him are William Heinesen (1900) and Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819). After him are Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), Heðin Brú (1901), Christian Matras (1900), Rói Patursson (1947), and Jakob Jakobsen (1864).