WRITER

Alfred Andersch

1914 - 1980

Alfred Andersch

Alfred Hellmuth Andersch (pronounced [ˈalfʁeːt ˈʔandɐʃ] ; 4 February 1914 – 21 February 1980) was a German writer, publisher, and radio editor. The son of a conservative East Prussian army officer, he was born in Munich, Germany, and died in Berzona, Ticino, Switzerland. Martin Andersch, his brother, was also a writer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Andersch is the 3,180th most popular writer (down from 2,949th in 2019), the 3,329th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,077th in 2019) and the 207th most popular German Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alfred Andersch ranks 3,180 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert Penn Warren, Irena Veisaitė, Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma, William Langland, Léon Daudet, and Tomas Venclova. After him are Robert Anderson, Marianne Fredriksson, Vicente Huidobro, Hitoshi Igarashi, Giovanni della Casa, and Theodor Kallifatides.

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Robert Penn Warren
1905 - 1989
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,174
Irena Veisaitė
1928 - 2020
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,175
Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma
520 - 607
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,176
William Langland
1332 - 1386
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,177
Léon Daudet
1867 - 1942
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,178
Tomas Venclova
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,179
Alfred Andersch
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,180
Robert Anderson
1917 - 2009
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,181
Marianne Fredriksson
1927 - 2007
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,182
Vicente Huidobro
1893 - 1948
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,183
Hitoshi Igarashi
1947 - 1991
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,184
Giovanni della Casa
1503 - 1556
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,185
Theodor Kallifatides
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,186

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Alfred Andersch ranks 188. Before him are Zivia Lubetkin, Joe Shuster, Selahattin Ülkümen, Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, Brunó Ferenc Straub, and Théo Lefèvre. After him are Aníbal Troilo, BP Koirala, Giuseppe Caprio, Harold Russell, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, and Johannes Virolainen. Among people deceased in 1980, Alfred Andersch ranks 146. Before him are Celia Sánchez, Alberto Demicheli, Andrei Amalrik, Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, George Raft, and Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark. After him are André Parrot, Oskar Kummetz, Miliza Korjus, Roza Eskenazi, Sohrab Sepehri, and Jacqueline Cochran.

Others Born in 1914

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Zivia Lubetkin
WRITER
1914 - 1978
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 182
Joe Shuster
COMIC ARTIST
1914 - 1992
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 183
Selahattin Ülkümen
DIPLOMAT
1914 - 2003
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 184
Muazzez İlmiye Çığ
WRITER
1914 - 2024
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 185
Brunó Ferenc Straub
CHEMIST
1914 - 1996
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 186
Théo Lefèvre
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1973
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 187
Alfred Andersch
WRITER
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 188
Aníbal Troilo
MUSICIAN
1914 - 1975
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 189
BP Koirala
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1982
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 190
Giuseppe Caprio
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 2005
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 191
Harold Russell
WRITER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 192
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
WRITER
1914 - 2010
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 193
Johannes Virolainen
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2000
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 194

Others Deceased in 1980

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Celia Sánchez
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1980
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 140
Alberto Demicheli
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1980
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 141
Andrei Amalrik
WRITER
1938 - 1980
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 142
Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
WRITER
1894 - 1980
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 143
George Raft
ACTOR
1901 - 1980
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 144
Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1908 - 1980
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 145
Alfred Andersch
WRITER
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 146
André Parrot
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1901 - 1980
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 147
Oskar Kummetz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1980
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 148
Miliza Korjus
SINGER
1905 - 1980
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 149
Roza Eskenazi
SINGER
1895 - 1980
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 150
Sohrab Sepehri
WRITER
1928 - 1980
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 151
Jacqueline Cochran
PILOT
1906 - 1980
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 152

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Alfred Andersch ranks 3,331 out of 7,253. Before him are John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1594), Winfried Kretschmann (1948), Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe (1821), Duchess Maria Elisabeth in Bavaria (1784), Dominic Monaghan (1976), and ATB (1973). After him are Bernhard Cullmann (1949), Franka Potente (1974), Theo Albrecht (1922), Louis Paulsen (1833), Lothar Wolleh (1930), and Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1800).

Others born in Germany

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John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1594 - 1626
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 3,325
Winfried Kretschmann
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 3,326
Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
NOBLEMAN
1821 - 1899
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,327
Duchess Maria Elisabeth in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1784 - 1849
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,328
Dominic Monaghan
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,329
ATB
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,330
Alfred Andersch
WRITER
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,331
Bernhard Cullmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,332
Franka Potente
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,333
Theo Albrecht
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2010
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,334
Louis Paulsen
CHESS PLAYER
1833 - 1891
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,335
Lothar Wolleh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1930 - 1979
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,336
Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
NOBLEMAN
1800 - 1820
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,337