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Tarjei Vesaas

1897 - 1970

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Tarjei Vesaas (20 August 1897 – 15 March 1970) was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tarjei Vesaas has received more than 100,908 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Tarjei Vesaas is the 1,858th most popular writer (down from 1,141st in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Norway (down from 66th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Tarjei Vesaas is most famous for his poetry. He has written many poems, and one of his most famous is called "The Great Hunger."

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  • 100k

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  • 55.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tarjei Vesaas ranks 1,858 out of 5,755. Before him are Michel Zevaco, Juan Carlos Onetti, Étienne Dolet, Tristan Corbière, Khurshidbanu Natavan, and George MacDonald. After him are Dorothy L. Sayers, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Arseny Tarkovsky, Marquis de Custine, Bob Woodward, and Hermann Bahr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Tarjei Vesaas ranks 102. Before him are Bernard Lyot, Georgios Grivas, Manuel Ávila Camacho, George Szell, Fredric March, and Herman J. Mankiewicz. After him are Joseph Darnand, Olga Chekhova, Carl Oberg, Karol Świerczewski, Eric Knight, and Nisargadatta Maharaj. Among people deceased in 1970, Tarjei Vesaas ranks 84. Before him are Mikhail Mil, Piers Courage, Pavel Belyayev, Kiyoo Kanda, George Szell, and Friedrich Kellner. After him are Vasyl Sukhomlynsky, Eiji Tsuburaya, John Barbirolli, Yusof Ishak, Lucien Goldmann, and Albert Lamorisse.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Tarjei Vesaas ranks 97 out of 927. Before him are Max Manus (1914), Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831), Ulvhild Håkansdotter (1090), Eystein I of Norway (1088), Inge II of Norway (1185), and Atle Selberg (1917). After him are Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Kirsten Flagstad (1895), Jonas Lie (1833), Christian Sinding (1856), Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), and Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Tarjei Vesaas ranks 12. Before him are Ivar Aasen (1813), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Alexander Kielland (1849), Kjell Askildsen (1929), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), and Herbjørg Wassmo (1942). After him are Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Jonas Lie (1833), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Arne Garborg (1851), Thorbjørn Egner (1912), and Henrik Wergeland (1808).

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