WRITER

Eduard Vilde

1865 - 1933

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Eduard Vilde (4 March [O.S. 20 February] 1865 – 26 December 1933) was an Estonian writer, a pioneer of critical realism in Estonian literature, and a diplomat. He was the author of classics such as The War in Mahtra and The Milkman from Mäeküla. He was one of the most revered figures in Estonian literature and is generally credited as being the country's first professional writer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eduard Vilde is the 3,149th most popular writer (down from 3,132nd in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 74th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Estonian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Eduard Vilde ranks 3,149 out of 7,302. Before him are Walter Hasenclever, Béla Király, Rahul Sankrityayan, Olaudah Equiano, Juan Fernández de Heredia, and Edward Gorey. After him are D. R. Bendre, Dámaso Alonso, Itzhak Katzenelson, Ahmad Javad, William Congreve, and Mikhail Kuzmin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Eduard Vilde ranks 103. Before him are Heinrich Rubens, Tan Sitong, Emma Eckstein, Mahmud Tarzi, Lily Braun, and Maciej Sulkiewicz. After him are Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, Lubor Niederle, Bernard Berenson, Winnaretta Singer, Edgar Aabye, and Karl Blossfeldt. Among people deceased in 1933, Eduard Vilde ranks 71. Before him are Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro, Prince Alfons of Bavaria, Mahmud Tarzi, and Georges Leygues. After him are John Henry Mackay, Henry Watson Fowler, Anastasia Golovina, Gustaf Cederström, Lilla Cabot Perry, and Andrey Lyapchev.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Eduard Vilde ranks 86 out of 351. Before him are Viktor Kingissepp (1888), Otto Strandman (1875), Ants Piip (1884), August Sabbe (1909), Alexander von Benckendorff (1782), and Eugen Dücker (1841). After him are Edgar Savisaar (1950), Heino Eller (1887), August Rei (1886), Alexei Lvov (1798), Mart Laar (1960), and Käbi Laretei (1922).

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Among WRITERS In Estonia

Among writers born in Estonia, Eduard Vilde ranks 10. Before him are Marie Under (1883), Anton Hansen Tammsaare (1878), Jaan Kaplinski (1941), Betti Alver (1906), Balthasar Russow (1536), and Carl Robert Jakobson (1841). After him are Jakob Hurt (1839), Hella Wuolijoki (1886), Oskar Luts (1887), Juhan Smuul (1922), Friedebert Tuglas (1886), and Eno Raud (1928).

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