WRITER

Ivan Shmelyov

1873 - 1950

Ivan Shmelyov

Ivan Sergeyevich Shmelyov (Russian: Иван Сергеевич Шмелёв, also spelled Shmelev and Chmelov; 3 October [O.S. 21 September] 1873 – 24 June 1950) was a Russian writer best known for his idyllic recreations of a pre-Revolutionary past spent in the merchant district of Moscow. He was a member of the Moscow literary group Sreda. After the October Revolution Shmelyov fled to France, becoming an émigré writer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Shmelyov is the 4,553rd most popular writer (down from 4,044th in 2019), the 1,672nd most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,473rd in 2019) and the 210th most popular Russian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ivan Shmelyov ranks 4,553 out of 7,302. Before him are Jane Bowles, Ernst Stadler, Jacques Roumain, Klaus Groth, James Agee, and Aleksandrs Čaks. After him are Ramón Pérez de Ayala, Alan Paton, Gudrun Pausewang, Sophia Parnok, Alfhild Agrell, and Iakob Tsurtaveli.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Jane Bowles
1917 - 1973
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,547
Ernst Stadler
1883 - 1914
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,548
Jacques Roumain
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,549
Klaus Groth
1819 - 1899
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,550
James Agee
1909 - 1955
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,551
Aleksandrs Čaks
1901 - 1950
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,552
Ivan Shmelyov
1873 - 1950
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,553
Ramón Pérez de Ayala
1880 - 1962
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,554
Alan Paton
1903 - 1988
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,555
Gudrun Pausewang
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,556
Sophia Parnok
1885 - 1933
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,557
Alfhild Agrell
1849 - 1923
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 4,558
Iakob Tsurtaveli
500 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 4,559

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Ivan Shmelyov ranks 147. Before him are Max Švabinský, Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Sunao Tawara, Gombojab Tsybikov, Rosa Sensat, and W. C. Handy. After him are Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg, Ioannis Chrysafis, Al Smith, Frank Wild, Oscar von Sydow, and Wilhelm Kreis. Among people deceased in 1950, Ivan Shmelyov ranks 145. Before him are Elisabeth Langgässer, Mikhail Tskhakaya, Adolf Meyer, John M. Stahl, Albert Ehrenstein, and Aleksandrs Čaks. After him are Hedwig Courths-Mahler, Sudirman, Bainbridge Colby, Joseph Stadler, Alexandros Diomidis, and Sara Allgood.

Others Born in 1873

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Max Švabinský
PAINTER
1873 - 1962
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 141
Jurgis Baltrušaitis
WRITER
1873 - 1944
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 142
Sunao Tawara
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1952
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 143
Gombojab Tsybikov
EXPLORER
1873 - 1930
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 144
Rosa Sensat
WRITER
1873 - 1961
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 145
W. C. Handy
COMPOSER
1873 - 1958
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 146
Ivan Shmelyov
WRITER
1873 - 1950
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 147
Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1953
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 148
Ioannis Chrysafis
WRITER
1873 - 1932
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 149
Al Smith
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1944
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 150
Frank Wild
EXPLORER
1873 - 1939
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 151
Oscar von Sydow
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1936
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 152
Wilhelm Kreis
ARCHITECT
1873 - 1955
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 153