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Conrad Richter

1890 - 1968

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Conrad Michael Richter (October 13, 1890 – October 30, 1968) was an American novelist whose lyrical work is concerned largely with life on the American frontier in various periods. His novel The Town (1950), the last story of his trilogy The Awakening Land about the Ohio frontier, won the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His novel The Waters of Kronos won the 1961 National Book Award for Fiction. Two collections of short stories were published posthumously during the 20th century, and several of his novels have been reissued during the 21st century by academic presses. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Conrad Richter is the 6,900th most popular writer (up from 6,982nd in 2019), the 14,961st most popular biography from United States (up from 15,392nd in 2019) and the 1,059th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Conrad Richter ranks 6,900 out of 7,302. Before him are Laurie Lee, Koenraad Elst, Valerie Plame, Lutz Seiler, Sara Stridsberg, and Russell Hoban. After him are Javier Valdez Cárdenas, Arabella Kiesbauer, Ayu Utami, David Ignatius, Sara Shepard, and Dave Meltzer.

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Among people born in 1890, Conrad Richter ranks 262. Before him are Frank Murphy, Charles Erwin Wilson, Edmund Lowe, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Charlotte Greenwood, and Wheeler Oakman. After him are Euphemia Haynes, Eddie Gribbon, Alma Richards, Sherman Minton, and Ben Fletcher. Among people deceased in 1968, Conrad Richter ranks 269. Before him are Fred Clark, Gertrude Short, Eleonora Sears, Sally O'Neil, Bea Benaderet, and Walter Nash. After him are Gerald Mohr, Edwin O'Connor, and Lee Tracy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Conrad Richter ranks 14,966 out of 20,380. Before him are Joyce DeWitt (1949), Kendrick Nunn (1995), Inspectah Deck (1970), Daniel M. Tani (1961), Russell Hoban (1925), and Mitch Kapor (1950). After him are Junkyard Dog (1952), Dean Devlin (1962), Bonnie Somerville (1974), Eric Allman (1955), Steven Hawley (1951), and Bill Clements (1917).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Conrad Richter ranks 1,059. Before him are Josephine Johnson (1910), Amor Towles (1964), Ransom Riggs (1979), Charles Krauthammer (1950), Valerie Plame (1963), and Russell Hoban (1925). After him are David Ignatius (1950), Sara Shepard (1977), Dave Meltzer (1959), Al Jean (1961), Seth Meyers (1973), and Charles Frazier (1950).

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