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Johan Herman Wessel

1742 - 1785

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Johan Herman Wessel (6 October 1742 – 29 December 1785) was an 18th-century Danish-Norwegian poet, satirist and playwright. His written work was characterized by the use of parody and satiric wit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Herman Wessel is the 3,940th most popular writer (down from 3,655th in 2019), the 257th most popular biography from Norway (down from 225th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Johan Herman Wessel ranks 3,940 out of 7,302. Before him are Andrew Marvell, Anton Pann, Quim Monzó, Jan Gruter, Johann Beckmann, and Henry Adams. After him are Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, Gheorghe Asachi, Joe Haldeman, Israel Zangwill, Viktor Yerofeyev, and Leonidas of Tarentum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1742, Johan Herman Wessel ranks 24. Before him are Charlotte von Stein, Joseph Brant, Anders Jahan Retzius, Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper, Félix de Azara, and Nathanael Greene. After him are Alexander Ablesimov, William Hooper, and Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville. Among people deceased in 1785, Johan Herman Wessel ranks 17. Before him are Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón, Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt, Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Duchess Frederica of Württemberg. After him are Johann Gerhard König, Ali-Morad Khan Zand, Gottfried August Homilius, János Sajnovics, Stephen Hopkins, and Ventura Rodríguez.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Johan Herman Wessel ranks 257 out of 1,039. Before him are Haakon the Young (1232), Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir (1015), Wenche Myhre (1947), Hallgeir Brenden (1929), Erik Werenskiold (1855), and Aurora (1996). After him are Laila Schou Nilsen (1919), Martinus Rørbye (1803), Knut Nystedt (1915), Grete Waitz (1953), Per Borten (1913), and Steinar Amundsen (1945).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Johan Herman Wessel ranks 46. Before him are Karl Ove Knausgård (1968), Eysteinn Erlendsson (1120), Gunnar Heiberg (1857), Alf Prøysen (1914), Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (900), and Kjartan Fløgstad (1944). After him are Johan Turi (1854), Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), Olav Duun (1876), Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807), Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866), and Arnulf Øverland (1889).

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