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Fran Saleški Finžgar

1871 - 1962

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Fran Saleški Finžgar (February 9, 1871 – June 2, 1962) was perhaps the most popular Slovene folk writer. He is particularly known for his novels and short stories, although he also wrote poems and plays. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fran Saleški Finžgar is the 5,655th most popular writer (up from 6,194th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Slovenia (up from 129th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Slovene Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Fran Saleški Finžgar ranks 5,655 out of 7,302. Before him are Diane di Prima, Jonathan Coe, C. L. R. James, David Peoples, Kate Wilhelm, and John Masefield. After him are Charles Montagu Doughty, Franz Xaver Kroetz, Walter de la Mare, Kazimierz Brandys, Adolf Bartels, and Miron Białoszewski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Fran Saleški Finžgar ranks 157. Before him are Nikodem Caro, Boris Galerkin, Theodor Pallady, Heinrich Schroth, Sakai Toshihiko, and William Diller Matthew. After him are Manuel Gondra, Aloys Van de Vyvere, Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva, Eugen Burg, Yoshioka Yayoi, and Hermanus Brockmann. Among people deceased in 1962, Fran Saleški Finžgar ranks 192. Before him are William Beebe, Władysław Broniewski, Snub Pollard, Émile Wegelin, María Rosa Lida de Malkiel, and Georgina de Albuquerque. After him are Menen Asfaw, Walter Anderson, Harmodio Arias Madrid, Dorothy Brookshaw, Frank Hurley, and Victor Sonnemans.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Fran Saleški Finžgar ranks 115 out of 340. Before him are Zofka Kveder (1878), Albin Planinc (1944), Dimitrij Rupel (1946), Maksimilijan Mihelčič (1905), Josip Jurčič (1844), and Josipina Turnograjska (1833). After him are Rasho Nesterović (1976), Zdenko Verdenik (1949), Martin Strel (1954), Jure Franko (1962), Richard Verderber (1884), and Ivan Tavčar (1851).

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Among WRITERS In Slovenia

Among writers born in Slovenia, Fran Saleški Finžgar ranks 22. Before him are Anton Aškerc (1856), Constantin von Wurzbach (1818), Luiza Pesjak (1828), Zofka Kveder (1878), Josip Jurčič (1844), and Josipina Turnograjska (1833). After him are Ivan Tavčar (1851), Kristina Brenk (1911), Svetlana Makarovič (1939), and Aleš Debeljak (1961).

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