WRITER

Ferdinand von Saar

1833 - 1906

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Ferdinand Ludwig Adam von Saar (30 September 1833 in Vienna, Austria – 24 July 1906 in Döbling) was an Austrian novelist, playwright and poet. Together with Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach he was one of the most important realistic writers in the German language of the late 19th century in Austria. His work was set to music by composer Pauline Volkstein. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand von Saar is the 5,107th most popular writer (up from 5,318th in 2019), the 918th most popular biography from Austria (up from 939th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Austrian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ferdinand von Saar ranks 5,107 out of 7,302. Before him are Jens Bjørneboe, Júlia Szendrey, Ben Bova, Marin Preda, Claudio Williman, and Mochtar Lubis. After him are Sarah Kirsch, Duygu Asena, Jacques Jasmin, Tsendiin Damdinsüren, M. Ageyev, and Prvoslav Vujcic.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1833, Ferdinand von Saar ranks 74. Before him are Infanta María Cristina of Spain, Johan Ehrnrooth, John Houlding, Antoine Vollon, Ricardo Palma, and Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla. After him are José María de Pereda, Artur Hazelius, Georgi Valkovich, Charles Bradlaugh, Maxwell T. Masters, and Petre S. Aurelian. Among people deceased in 1906, Ferdinand von Saar ranks 69. Before him are Manuel García, Heinrich Gelzer, Julius Wilbrand, Alexander Veselovsky, Ernst Schultz, and Ivan Babushkin. After him are Aniceto Arce, Pedro Varela, Simon Gregorčič, José María de Pereda, Walter Buller, and George Holyoake.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Ferdinand von Saar ranks 918 out of 1,424. Before him are Heinz-Christian Strache (1969), Johann Nepomuk David (1895), Margarete Adler (1896), Robert Kalina (1955), Lilly Scholz (1903), and Josef Smistik (1905). After him are Rupert Hollaus (1931), Eva Rueber-Staier (1951), László Sternberg (1905), Sulamith Goldhaber (1923), O. W. Fischer (1915), and Alexander Pschill (1970).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Ferdinand von Saar ranks 68. Before him are Ava (1060), H. C. Artmann (1921), Géza Csáth (1887), Ruth Maier (1920), Ruth Klüger (1931), and Rosa Mayreder (1858). After him are Eva Ibbotson (1925), André Heller (1947), Robert Menasse (1954), Walter Abish (1931), Thomas Brezina (1963), and Ľudmila Podjavorinská (1872).

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