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Þórbergur Þórðarson

1888 - 1974

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Þórbergur Þórðarson (Thórbergur Thórdarson) (Hali í Suðursveit, 12 March 1888/1889 – Reykjavík, 12 November 1974) was an Icelandic author and Esperantist. An ironist, satirist, volatile critic, and ground-breaking achiever in experimental auto-fiction, Þórbergur arguably remains among Iceland's most beloved 20th century authors. He is considered one of the greatest Icelandic stylists of his day, with an unrivalled vocabulary and astonishing facility for written expression. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Þórbergur Þórðarson has received more than 38,008 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Þórbergur Þórðarson is the 5,125th most popular writer (down from 4,724th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Iceland (down from 69th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Icelander Writer.

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  • 44.65

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 5,125 out of 5,755. Before him are Memnon of Heraclea, Frank O'Hara, Mirdza Ķempe, Georgy Ivanov, Margaret Mahy, and Michael Frayn. After him are John Esposito, Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov, Nathan Zach, F. Sionil José, Gevorg Emin, and Claude McKay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 207. Before him are Stefan Mazurkiewicz, Hank Mann, Roger Ducret, Charles Winslow, Guido Romano, and Andreas Cervin. After him are Josef Ternström, Walther Kossel, Axel Janse, Alvah Meyer, Arthur Berry, and Jacques de Lacretelle. Among people deceased in 1974, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 192. Before him are Otto Kruger, Jimmy Hogan, José Vidal, Ferruccio Novo, Mirdza Ķempe, and Katharine Cornell. After him are Glenn Morris, Erskine Hamilton Childers, Arthur Crudup, Marieluise Fleißer, Clyde Cowan, and Rafael Garza Gutiérrez.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 71 out of 180. Before him are Sigurður Eggerz (1875), Jóhann Hafstein (1915), Jón Þorláksson (1877), Ólafur Jóhannesson (1913), Þorsteinn Pálsson (1947), and Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894). After him are Tryggvi Þórhallsson (1889), Snorri Hjartarson (1906), Guðmundur Guðmundsson (1960), Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), Jón Gnarr (1967), and Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 18. Before him are Sturla Þórðarson (1214), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), Einar Benediktsson (1864), Eggert Ólafsson (1726), Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), and Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958). After him are Snorri Hjartarson (1906), Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963), Gyrðir Elíasson (1961), and Sjón (1962).

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