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Emil František Burian

1904 - 1959

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Emil František Burian (11 June 1904 – 9 August 1959) was a Czech poet, journalist, singer, actor, musician, composer, dramatic adviser, playwright and director. He was also a longtime activist in the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emil František Burian is the 5,203rd most popular writer (down from 5,130th in 2019), the 665th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 640th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Czech Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Emil František Burian ranks 5,203 out of 7,302. Before him are Brian Lumley, Kedarnath Singh, Nicolaas Beets, Tabitha King, Regīna Ezera, and Helene Hanff. After him are Alan Dean Foster, Gcina Mhlophe, Bernard Clavel, Bart D. Ehrman, Robert of Torigni, and Gillian Rubinstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Emil František Burian ranks 267. Before him are Tinoco, Sergio Amidei, Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona, Zé Luiz, Paul Van den Broeck, and Georges Miez. After him are Alfred Bohrmann, Carmelo Camet, Semyon Ignatyev, Henry Johansen, August Jakobson, and August Heim. Among people deceased in 1959, Emil František Burian ranks 173. Before him are Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood, Ivan Perestiani, Ivor Bueb, Peter Platzer, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, and Lyda Borelli. After him are José Durand Laguna, Kay Kendall, Abraham Flexner, Stepan Erzia, Al LeConey, and Abdulla Shaig.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Emil František Burian ranks 665 out of 1,200. Before him are Otakar Vindyš (1889), Jan Kotěra (1871), Václav Mottl (1914), Václav Hovorka (1931), Emil Filla (1882), and Petr Bezruč (1867). After him are Karolina Světlá (1830), Adolf Born (1930), Patrik Berger (1973), Oldřich Lajsek (1925), Jaroslav Čermák (1830), and Emil Pažický (1927).

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Among WRITERS In Czechia

Among writers born in Czechia, Emil František Burian ranks 71. Before him are František Langer (1888), Ladislav Fuks (1923), Svatopluk Čech (1846), František Čelakovský (1799), Roderich Menzel (1907), and Petr Bezruč (1867). After him are Karolina Světlá (1830), Adolf Born (1930), František Halas (1901), Hellmuth Karasek (1934), Jakub Arbes (1840), and Otokar Březina (1868).

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