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Erwin Piscator

1893 - 1966

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Erwin Friedrich Maximilian Piscator (17 December 1893 – 30 March 1966) was a German theatre director and producer. Along with Bertolt Brecht, he was the foremost exponent of epic theatre, a form that emphasizes the socio-political content of drama, rather than its emotional manipulation of the audience or the production's formal beauty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erwin Piscator is the 4,995th most popular politician (down from 4,743rd in 2019), the 1,305th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,283rd in 2019) and the 383rd most popular German Politician.

Erwin Piscator was a German theatre director, playwright, and political activist. He is most famous for founding the Berliner Ensemble in East Berlin and directing many plays.

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Among politicians, Erwin Piscator ranks 4,995 out of 19,576. Before him are Walter Mondale, Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Lucius Antonius Saturninus, Prithviraj Chauhan, Ram Chandra Poudel, and Pierre Mauroy. After him are Chandragupta II, Horia Sima, Sweyn Haakonsson, Tervel of Bulgaria, René Préval, and Ivo Josipović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Erwin Piscator ranks 59. Before him are Ernst Öpik, Roy O. Disney, Battista Farina, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk, and Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. After him are Walter Christaller, Raymond Loewy, Bill Tilden, Hans Scharoun, Dragiša Cvetković, and Paul van Zeeland. Among people deceased in 1966, Erwin Piscator ranks 51. Before him are Elizabeth Arden, Cléo de Mérode, Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Lao She, Siegfried Kracauer, and Lal Bahadur Shastri. After him are Jisaburō Ozawa, Evelyn Waugh, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Marguerite Long, Sadao Araki, and Demchugdongrub.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Erwin Piscator ranks 1,305 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg (1830), Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz (1721), Beatrice of Swabia (1198), Amalia of Oldenburg (1818), Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach (1724), and Lucius Antonius Saturninus (20). After him are Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1837), Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1688), Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736), Mesut Özil (1988), Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1785), and Thomas Müller (1989).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Erwin Piscator ranks 383. Before him are Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg (1830), Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz (1721), Beatrice of Swabia (1198), Amalia of Oldenburg (1818), Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach (1724), and Lucius Antonius Saturninus (20). After him are Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736), Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1785), Max Amann (1891), Joseph Süß Oppenheimer (1698), Sophia Eleonore of Saxony (1609), and Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden (1704).

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