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Willem Bilderdijk

1756 - 1831

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Willem Bilderdijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈbɪldərˌdɛi̯k]) (7 September 1756 – 18 December 1831) was a Dutch poet, historian, lawyer, and linguist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willem Bilderdijk has received more than 28,436 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Willem Bilderdijk is the 4,950th most popular writer (down from 4,260th in 2019), the 727th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 601st in 2019) and the 45th most popular Dutch Writer.

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  • 28k

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  • 45.37

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Willem Bilderdijk ranks 4,950 out of 5,755Before him are Scott O'Dell, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Michio Mado, José Craveirinha, Peter S. Beagle, and Hellmuth Karasek. After him are Jan Twardowski, Ion Agârbiceanu, Thomas M. Disch, Anna Maria Ortese, Yoko Tawada, and Oliverio Girondo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1756, Willem Bilderdijk ranks 41Before him are Henry Raeburn, Everard Home, Henry Lee III, Francesca Lebrun, Thomas Linley the younger, and Franz Josef Gerstner.  Among people deceased in 1831, Willem Bilderdijk ranks 46Before him are Anton Delvig, Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, Dmitry Senyavin, Sarah Siddons, Josef August Schultes, and Johannes Baptista von Albertini. After him is José Tomás Ovalle.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Bilderdijk ranks 727 out of 1,427Before him are Johan Boskamp (1948), Simone Simons (1985), Annie Palmen (1926), Chris Berger (1911), Sylvia Hoeks (1983), and Kees van Ierssel (1945). After him are Arie van Vliet (1916), Caro Emerald (1981), Hendrik Marsman (1899), Jan Flinterman (1919), Gregory van der Wiel (1988), and Theo Heemskerk (1852).

Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Willem Bilderdijk ranks 45Before him are Thea Beckman (1923), Jan de Hartog (1914), J. Bernlef (1937), Anna Enquist (1945), Albert Mol (1917), and Henriette Roland Holst (1869). After him are Hendrik Marsman (1899), J. Slauerhoff (1898), Remco Campert (1929), Gerrit Achterberg (1905), Ian Buruma (1951), and Meindert DeJong (1906).