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Albert Cohen

1895 - 1981

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Abraham Albert Cohen (August 16, 1895 – October 17, 1981) was a Greek-born Romaniote Jewish Swiss novelist who wrote in French. He worked as a civil servant for various international organizations, such as the International Labour Organization. He became a Swiss citizen in 1919. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Cohen is the 2,187th most popular writer (down from 1,678th in 2019), the 436th most popular biography from Greece (down from 365th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Greek Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Albert Cohen ranks 2,187 out of 7,302Before him are George Tabori, Thorbjørn Egner, Terry Eagleton, Gaston III, Count of Foix, Andrey Kurkov, and Juan Ruiz de Alarcón. After him are Ai Qing, Sébastien Japrisot, Raymond E. Feist, Julian Tuwim, Anton Bernolák, and Sven Nordqvist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Albert Cohen ranks 107Before him are Paul Neményi, Hans Loritz, Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Josef Bürckel, Lewis Mumford, and Heinrich Eberbach. After him are Kirsten Flagstad, Martin Luther, Alexander Orlov, Matthew Ridgway, Rolf Nevanlinna, and Paul Giesler. Among people deceased in 1981, Albert Cohen ranks 75Before him are Jim Davis, Kirill Kondrashin, Grunya Sukhareva, Henry Eyring, Gunichi Mikawa, and Bernard Lee. After him are Ferruccio Parri, Natalia Pavlovna Paley, Carl Ludwig Siegel, Jean Eustache, Savitri, and Jerzy Neyman.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Albert Cohen ranks 436 out of 1,024Before him are Augustinos Kapodistrias (1778), Dexippus (210), Menedemus (-340), Asclepiades of Samos (-320), Brennus (-301), and Constantine Kanaris (1793). After him are Constantine Phaulkon (1647), Antalcidas (-500), Agesilaus I (null), Telesilla (-500), Neferkara I (-2780), and Aristomenes (-700).

Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Albert Cohen ranks 49Before him are Erinna (-400), Ion of Chios (-490), Dionysios Solomos (1798), Anyte of Tegea (-290), Dexippus (210), and Asclepiades of Samos (-320). After him are Telesilla (-500), Posidippus (-310), Victorinus of Pettau (250), Eupolis (-446), Isaeus (-420), and Antigonus of Carystus (-290).