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Frigyes Karinthy

1887 - 1938

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Frigyes Karinthy (Hungarian: [ˈfriɟɛʃ ˈkɒrinti]; 25 June 1887 – 29 August 1938) was a Hungarian author, playwright, poet, journalist, and translator. He was the first proponent of the six degrees of separation concept, in his 1929 short story, Chains (Láncszemek). Karinthy remains one of the most popular Hungarian writers. He was the brother of artist Ada Karinthy and the father of poet Gábor Karinthy and writer Ferenc Karinthy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frigyes Karinthy is the 2,643rd most popular writer (down from 2,359th in 2019), the 297th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 256th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Hungarian Writer.

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Among writers, Frigyes Karinthy ranks 2,643 out of 7,302. Before him are Han Suyin, Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani, Ramón Sampedro, Maria Teresa Horta, Rahman Baba, and Andy Weir. After him are Petar Preradović, John of Ephesus, Antimachus, Artur Lundkvist, Henri Desgrange, and Ernst Weiss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Frigyes Karinthy ranks 113. Before him are Alvin Hansen, Walter Ruttmann, Louise Arner Boyd, Norman L. Bowen, Amadeo de Souza Cardoso, and James Finlayson. After him are Andrei Shkuro, Hector Hodler, Vladimir Smirnov, Kurt Atterberg, Jean Ray, and Sydir Kovpak. Among people deceased in 1938, Frigyes Karinthy ranks 99. Before him are Otto von Lossow, Ante Trumbić, Egon Friedell, Harry Myers, Maurice Emmanuel, and Hovhannes Kajaznuni. After him are Otto Warburg, Osman Aqçoqraqlı, Max Factor, Miguel Cabanellas, Émile Cohl, and Gustav Klutsis.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Frigyes Karinthy ranks 297 out of 1,077. Before him are Rezső Seress (1889), Katalin Novák (1977), Frigyes Riesz (1880), Nándor Dáni (1871), Béni Kállay (1839), and Ján Kadár (1918). After him are David Schwarz (1850), Leó Weiner (1885), László Mednyánszky (1852), Zoltán Fábri (1917), Dezső Novák (1939), and Moritz Kaposi (1837).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Frigyes Karinthy ranks 30. Before him are László Krasznahorkai (1954), Péter Esterházy (1950), George Tabori (1914), Anton Bernolák (1762), Janus Pannonius (1434), and Miloš Crnjanski (1893). After him are Mihály Vörösmarty (1800), Kató Lomb (1909), Miklós Radnóti (1909), Antal Szerb (1901), Simon of Kéza (1250), and László Polgár (1946).

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