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Willem Elsschot

1882 - 1960

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Alphonsus Josephus de Ridder (7 May 1882 – 31 May 1960) was a Belgian writer and poet who wrote under the pseudonym Willem Elsschot (pronounced [ˈʋɪləm ˈɛlsxɔt]). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willem Elsschot has received more than 60,976 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Willem Elsschot is the 4,590th most popular writer (down from 4,441st in 2019), the 601st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 545th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Belgian Writer.

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  • 48.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Willem Elsschot ranks 4,590 out of 7,302. Before him are Gleb Uspensky, Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli, Ranko Marinković, Pierre Daninos, Panyassis, and Jacques Dupin. After him are Aleksey Remizov, Felisberto Hernández, María de Zayas, Albert Samain, Dante Spinotti, and Adolf Ivar Arwidsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Willem Elsschot ranks 192. Before him are Ivan Olbracht, Nevile Henderson, Bidhan Chandra Roy, Elin Wägner, Alexander Rueb, and Rik Wouters. After him are Hernando Siles Reyes, Seán T. O'Kelly, Elly Ney, Julius Edgar Lilienfeld, Verner Weckman, and Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius. Among people deceased in 1960, Willem Elsschot ranks 149. Before him are Aly Khan, Fred Buscaglione, Dmitry Gulia, Lottie Dod, Eduard Čech, and The Great Gama. After him are Frank Elmore Ross, Hasan Saka, Joseph Wendel, Pedro Arispe, Harold Spencer Jones, and Agnes Arber.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Willem Elsschot ranks 601 out of 1,190. Before him are Jacques Tits (1930), Daniel Seghers (1590), Léopold Anoul (1922), Félicien Marceau (1913), Jules Renkin (1862), and Rik Wouters (1882). After him are Nicolas Hoydonckx (1900), Koen Lenaerts (1954), Eddy Wally (1932), Lei Clijsters (1956), Toby Alderweireld (1989), and Arthur De Greef (1862).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Willem Elsschot ranks 33. Before him are Felix Timmermans (1886), Simon Leys (1935), Georges Eekhoud (1854), Camille Lemonnier (1844), Louis Paul Boon (1912), and Félicien Marceau (1913). After him are FM-2030 (1930), Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930), Suzanne Lilar (1901), Paul van Ostaijen (1896), Stijn Streuvels (1871), and François Weyergans (1941).

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