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Erik Hornung

1933 - 2022

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Erik Hornung (28 January 1933 – 11 July 2022) was a Latvian-born German egyptologist and one of the most influential modern writers on ancient Egyptian religion. He was professor emeritus of Basel University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Hornung is the 4,908th most popular writer (down from 4,641st in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 132nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Latvian Writer.

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Among writers, Erik Hornung ranks 4,908 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexander Abusch, Álvaro Pombo, Eugène Guillevic, Linn Ullmann, Pherecrates, and Martin Kukučín. After him are Philippe Néricault Destouches, Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov, Jan Arnald, Eva Crane, Ruth Maier, and Mark Dvoretsky.

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Among people born in 1933, Erik Hornung ranks 365. Before him are Mike Larrabee, Gino Pivatelli, Knut Johannesen, Wayne Rogers, Gabriel Aresti, and May Britt. After him are Bengt Berndtsson, Norbert Eschmann, Toini Pöysti, Viktor Kapitonov, Maurizio Arena, and Bent Hansen. Among people deceased in 2022, Erik Hornung ranks 392. Before him are Anatoly Mikhaylov, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Dan Graham, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Naci Erdem, and Carlos Blixen. After him are Robert Durst, Tony Nash, Piero Angela, Rafael Chimishkyan, Carlos Lucas, and Andreas Kunz.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Erik Hornung ranks 150 out of 323. Before him are Marija Naumova (1973), Aleksandr Kaleri (1956), Eduard Tisse (1897), Bruno Habārovs (1939), Jānis Cimze (1814), and Andrejs Upīts (1877). After him are Jānis Endzelīns (1873), Kārlis Skalbe (1879), Hermanis Matisons (1894), Fridrikh Ermler (1898), Andris Nelsons (1978), and Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov (1948).

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Among WRITERS In Latvia

Among writers born in Latvia, Erik Hornung ranks 22. Before him are Astrid Ivask (1926), Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1863), Aleksandrs Čaks (1901), Werner Bergengruen (1892), Mirdza Ķempe (1907), and Andrejs Upīts (1877). After him are Kārlis Skalbe (1879), Regīna Ezera (1930), Imants Ziedonis (1933), Juris Alunāns (1832), Anšlavs Eglītis (1906), and Atis Kronvalds (1837).

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