WRITER
Cordelia Edvardson
1929 - 2012

Cordelia Edvardson
Cordelia Maria Edvardson (née Langgässer; 1 January 1929 – 29 October 2012) was a German-born Swedish journalist, author and Holocaust survivor. She was the Jerusalem correspondent for Svenska Dagbladet, a Swedish daily newspaper, from 1977 to 2006. Edvardson reported extensively on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, remaining a columnist for Svenska Dagbladet after leaving her post in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cordelia Edvardson is the 4,158th most popular writer (up from 4,816th in 2019), the 4,169th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,557th in 2019) and the 253rd most popular German Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Cordelia Edvardson ranks 4,158 out of 7,302. Before her are Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Josef Kajetán Tyl, Pepetela, Jan Brzechwa, David Shore, and Julia Balbilla. After her are René Wellek, Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani, Hart Crane, Dušan Kovačević, Alexander McCall Smith, and Edna Ferber.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYahya Kemal Beyatlı
1884 - 1958
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,152
Josef Kajetán Tyl
1808 - 1856
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,153
Pepetela
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,154
Jan Brzechwa
1898 - 1966
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,155
David Shore
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,156
Julia Balbilla
72 - 130
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,157
Cordelia Edvardson
1929 - 2012
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,158
René Wellek
1903 - 1995
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,159
Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani
1001 - 1054
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,160
Hart Crane
1899 - 1932
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,161
Dušan Kovačević
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 4,162
Alexander McCall Smith
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 4,163
Edna Ferber
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 4,164
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Cordelia Edvardson ranks 310. Before her are Bob Hawke, Karl-Erik Palmér, Rolan Bykov, Slavko Avsenik, Paul England, and Burhan Sargun. After her are Horst Frank, André Darrigade, Jacques Plante, Walter Berry, Mikhail Simonov, and Costa Pereira. Among people deceased in 2012, Cordelia Edvardson ranks 243. Before her are Rafael Lesmes, Xenia Stad-de Jong, Margaret Osborne duPont, William Windom, Eugênio Sales, and Ahmed Jabari. After her are Boris Parygin, Leon Schlumpf, Nelson Prudêncio, Paul Pietsch, Donald "Duck" Dunn, and Félicien Marceau.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsBob Hawke
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 304
Karl-Erik Palmér
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2015
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 305
Rolan Bykov
ACTOR
1929 - 1998
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 306
Slavko Avsenik
COMPOSER
1929 - 2015
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 307
Paul England
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 2014
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 308
Burhan Sargun
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 309
Cordelia Edvardson
WRITER
1929 - 2012
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 310
Horst Frank
ACTOR
1929 - 1999
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 311
André Darrigade
CYCLIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 312
Jacques Plante
HOCKEY PLAYER
1929 - 1986
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 313
Walter Berry
SINGER
1929 - 2000
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 314
Mikhail Simonov
ENGINEER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 315
Costa Pereira
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1990
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 316
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsRafael Lesmes
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 237
Xenia Stad-de Jong
ATHLETE
1922 - 2012
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 238
Margaret Osborne duPont
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 2012
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 239
William Windom
ACTOR
1923 - 2012
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 240
Eugênio Sales
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2012
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 241
Ahmed Jabari
EXTREMIST
1960 - 2012
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 242
Cordelia Edvardson
WRITER
1929 - 2012
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 243
Boris Parygin
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 244
Leon Schlumpf
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2012
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 245
Nelson Prudêncio
ATHLETE
1944 - 2012
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 246
Paul Pietsch
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 2012
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 247
Donald "Duck" Dunn
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 248
Félicien Marceau
WRITER
1913 - 2012
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 249
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Cordelia Edvardson ranks 4,171 out of 7,253. Before her are Erick-Oskar Hansen (1889), Alfred Müller-Armack (1901), Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (1682), Alfred Bickel (1918), Johann Karl Burckhardt (1773), and Ruth Fischer (1895). After her are Wilhelm Lexis (1837), Wolfgang Flür (1947), Walburga Habsburg Douglas (1958), Johann Theile (1646), Carl Theodore Liebermann (1842), and Frederick Loewe (1901).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsErick-Oskar Hansen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1967
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,165
Alfred Müller-Armack
ECONOMIST
1901 - 1978
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,166
Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1682 - 1719
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,167
Alfred Bickel
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1999
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,168
Johann Karl Burckhardt
MATHEMATICIAN
1773 - 1825
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,169
Ruth Fischer
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1961
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,170
Cordelia Edvardson
WRITER
1929 - 2012
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,171
Wilhelm Lexis
ECONOMIST
1837 - 1914
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,172
Wolfgang Flür
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 4,173
Walburga Habsburg Douglas
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 4,174
Johann Theile
COMPOSER
1646 - 1724
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 4,175
Carl Theodore Liebermann
CHEMIST
1842 - 1914
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 4,176
Frederick Loewe
COMPOSER
1901 - 1988
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 4,177
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Cordelia Edvardson ranks 253. Before her are Emmy Hennings (1885), Carl Sternheim (1878), Maximilian Harden (1861), Murad Wilfried Hofmann (1931), Ken Adam (1921), and Irmgard Keun (1905). After her are Johann Georg von Hahn (1811), Ruth Westheimer (1928), Max Lange (1832), Emanuel Geibel (1815), James Krüss (1926), and Joachim Ringelnatz (1883).
Emmy Hennings
1885 - 1948
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 247
Carl Sternheim
1878 - 1942
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 248
Maximilian Harden
1861 - 1927
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 249
Murad Wilfried Hofmann
1931 - 2020
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 250
Ken Adam
1921 - 2016
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 251
Irmgard Keun
1905 - 1982
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 252
Cordelia Edvardson
1929 - 2012
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 253
Johann Georg von Hahn
1811 - 1869
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 254
Ruth Westheimer
1928 - 2024
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 255
Max Lange
1832 - 1899
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 256
Emanuel Geibel
1815 - 1884
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 257
James Krüss
1926 - 1997
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 258
Joachim Ringelnatz
1883 - 1934
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 259