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Ernst Robert Curtius

1886 - 1956

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Ernst Robert Curtius (; 14 April 1886 – 19 April 1956) was a German literary scholar, philologist, and Romance languages literary critic, best known for his 1948 study Europäische Literatur und Lateinisches Mittelalter, translated in English as European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Robert Curtius is the 2,396th most popular writer (down from 2,160th in 2019), the 2,638th most popular biography from France (down from 2,425th in 2019) and the 330th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ernst Robert Curtius ranks 2,396 out of 7,302Before him are Tian Han, Gertrud von Le Fort, Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, André Frossard, Nigidius Figulus, and Gulbadan Begum. After him are John Marston, Paul Adam, Kyōka Izumi, Vasily Aksyonov, Leonora Christina Ulfeldt, and Akaki Tsereteli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Ernst Robert Curtius ranks 110Before him are Sholem Schwarzbard, George Cœdès, Stefania Wilczyńska, Victor Boin, Princess Patricia of Connaught, and Salvatore Maranzano. After him are Mohammed Ben Aarafa, Ferenc Münnich, Edward Weston, André Marty, Delmira Agustini, and Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma. Among people deceased in 1956, Ernst Robert Curtius ranks 87Before him are Julien Benda, Ludwig Klages, Alexander Gretchaninov, Alexander Korda, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, and Mikheil Gelovani. After him are Alexander Fadeyev, Israel Zolli, Auguste Chevalier, Évariste Lévi-Provençal, Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia, and André Marty.

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In France

Among people born in France, Ernst Robert Curtius ranks 2,638 out of 6,770Before him are Jean-Étienne Championnet (1762), Julie Delpy (1969), Marcel Dalio (1899), Bertrand Cantat (1964), André Frossard (1915), and Philippe Garrel (1948). After him are Paul Adam (1862), Clément Juglar (1819), Benjamin Baillaud (1848), Guillaume de Sonnac (1200), Pierre Henry (1927), and Pascal Bruckner (1948).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Ernst Robert Curtius ranks 330Before him are Henri Meilhac (1831), Alexandre Exquemelin (1646), Petrus Comestor (1100), Paul Féval, père (1816), Catherine Breillat (1948), and André Frossard (1915). After him are Paul Adam (1862), Pascal Bruckner (1948), Valery Larbaud (1881), Gabriel Matzneff (1936), Renaud Camus (1946), and Marius Aventicensis (532).