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Egon Friedell

1878 - 1938

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Egon Friedell (born Egon Friedmann; 21 January 1878, Vienna – 16 March 1938, Vienna) was a prominent Austrian cultural historian, playwright, actor and Kabarett performer, journalist and theatre critic. Friedell has been described as a polymath. Before 1916, he was also known by his pen name Egon Friedländer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Egon Friedell is the 206th most popular historian (up from 212th in 2019), the 553rd most popular biography from Austria (up from 588th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Austrian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Egon Friedell ranks 206 out of 561. Before him are H. A. R. Gibb, Howard Zinn, William of Malmesbury, Philipp Spitta, Karl Krumbacher, and Pei Songzhi. After him are Peter Andreas Munch, Simon Dubnow, Edgar Quinet, Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad, Moritz Cantor, and Mahmoud Mohammed Taha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Egon Friedell ranks 103. Before him are Mirra Alfassa, Maxie Long, Stamen Grigorov, Michel Théato, Georgios Kondylis, and Walter Heitz. After him are Ernst Alexanderson, Kurt Goldstein, Theodoros Pangalos, Jack Johnson, Otto Freundlich, and Louis Marcoussis. Among people deceased in 1938, Egon Friedell ranks 95. Before him are Octavian Goga, Kazimierz Twardowski, Bernd Rosemeyer, John Bates Clark, Otto von Lossow, and Ante Trumbić. After him are Harry Myers, Maurice Emmanuel, Hovhannes Kajaznuni, Frigyes Karinthy, Otto Warburg, and Osman Aqçoqraqlı.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Egon Friedell ranks 553 out of 1,424. Before him are Hans Rott (1858), Archduchess Magdalena of Austria (1532), Hilde Holger (1905), Wilhelm von Mirbach (1871), Joseph Hellmesberger Jr. (1855), and Jörg Demus (1928). After him are Franz Schalk (1863), Hermann Bondi (1919), Bernhard Wicki (1919), Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria (1629), Dezső Kosztolányi (1885), and Karl Rappan (1905).

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Among HISTORIANS In Austria

Among historians born in Austria, Egon Friedell ranks 4. Before him are Ernst Gombrich (1909), Alois Riegl (1858), and Shlomo Sand (1946). After him are Gerda Lerner (1920), İlber Ortaylı (1947), Riane Eisler (1931), Herwig Wolfram (1934), and Andreas Maislinger (1955).

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