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August Jakobson

1904 - 1963

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August Jakobson (2 September 1904 – 23 May 1963) was an Estonian writer and politician. He was one of the few Estonian playwright among his contemporaries whose plays were untouched by Soviet censorship and reached other Soviet states. He has been described as the leading Stalinist in Soviet Estonian drama. In the 1960s his work was described as "ideologically militant". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. August Jakobson is the 5,269th most popular writer (down from 4,677th in 2024), the 174th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 138th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Estonian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, August Jakobson ranks 5,269 out of 7,302. Before him are Dicuil, Hasrat Mohani, Humayun Ahmed, Édouard Pailleron, Athenaeus Mechanicus, and Lise Nørgaard. After him are Viktoriya Tokareva, Hans Christian Branner, José Luandino Vieira, Leyla Erbil, Kitamura Tokoku, and Henry Roth.

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Among people born in 1904, August Jakobson ranks 272. Before him are Georges Miez, Emil František Burian, Alfred Bohrmann, Carmelo Camet, Semyon Ignatyev, and Henry Johansen. After him are August Heim, Tommy Douglas, Humberto Elgueta, Giorgio La Pira, Edgar Moon, and Francisco Garza Gutiérrez. Among people deceased in 1963, August Jakobson ranks 172. Before him are Otto Wahle, Al St. John, József Turay, Fernando Altimani, Robert Kerr, and Suzanne Duchamp. After him are Oskari Tokoi, Otto Fickeisen, Sonny Clark, Jack Carson, Franco Comotti, and Kay Sage.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, August Jakobson ranks 174 out of 351. Before him are Jaak Lipso (1940), Ivo Linna (1949), Arnold Luhaäär (1905), Knudåge Riisager (1897), Aavo Pikkuus (1954), and Silvi Vrait (1951). After him are Marju Lauristin (1940), Hendrik Adamson (1891), Valeri Karpin (1969), Alexander Vostokov (1781), Kalevi Kotkas (1913), and Mihkel Veske (1843).

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Among WRITERS In Estonia

Among writers born in Estonia, August Jakobson ranks 21. Before him are Friedebert Tuglas (1886), Eno Raud (1928), Juhan Liiv (1864), Anna Haava (1864), Viivi Luik (1946), and Arvo Valton (1935). After him are Alexander Vostokov (1781), Mihkel Veske (1843), August Gailit (1891), Ellen Niit (1928), Artur Adson (1889), and Paul-Eerik Rummo (1942).

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