WRITER

Georgi Markov

1929 - 1978

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Georgi Ivanov Markov (Bulgarian: Георги Иванов Марков [ɡɛˈɔrɡi ˈmarkov]; 1 March 1929 – 11 September 1978) was a Bulgarian dissident writer. He originally worked as a novelist, screenwriter and playwright in his native country, the People's Republic of Bulgaria, until his defection in 1969. After relocating to London, he worked as a broadcaster and journalist for the BBC World Service, the Radio Free Europe and West Germany's Deutsche Welle. Markov used such forums to conduct a campaign of sarcastic criticism against the incumbent Bulgarian-Soviet regime. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georgi Markov is the 1,523rd most popular writer (down from 1,346th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 48th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Bulgarian Writer.

Georgi Markov was a Bulgarian dissident who was assassinated by the KGB in 1978. He was famous for being the target of a weapon called a "poison umbrella" which was used to inject him with ricin.

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Among writers, Georgi Markov ranks 1,523 out of 7,302. Before him are Rafael Alberti, Jules de Goncourt, Ichiyō Higuchi, Xavier de Maistre, Jules Laforgue, and Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq. After him are Károly Kerényi, Kristijonas Donelaitis, Erich Segal, Betty Friedan, Alphonse Allais, and Khaqani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Georgi Markov ranks 123. Before him are Rajkumar, Vasily Shukshin, José Santamaría, Hugo Claus, Lorenzo Buffon, and Vera Miles. After him are Antonio Carbajal, Heiner Müller, Bob Denard, Ira Levin, Édouard Balladur, and Zillur Rahman. Among people deceased in 1978, Georgi Markov ranks 60. Before him are Roger Caillois, W. Eugene Smith, Prince Nicholas of Romania, Carlo Scarpa, Hubert Humphrey, and Tetsu Katayama. After him are Philibert Tsiranana, Harvey Milk, Fernando Peyroteo, Max Decugis, Henry Corbin, and Arnold Hauser.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Georgi Markov ranks 60 out of 415. Before him are Kardam of Bulgaria (735), Boyko Borisov (1959), Vasil Kolarov (1877), Časlav (896), Vasile Lupu (1595), and Osman Pazvantoğlu (1758). After him are Theodore Svetoslav of Bulgaria (1270), Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria (1259), Chernorizets Hrabar (890), Kaliman I of Bulgaria (1234), Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria (1300), and Sineperver Sultan (1761).

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Among WRITERS In Bulgaria

Among writers born in Bulgaria, Georgi Markov ranks 6. Before him are Aesop (-620), Elias Canetti (1905), Saint Naum (830), Hristo Botev (1848), and Ivan Vazov (1850). After him are Chernorizets Hrabar (890), Sabahattin Ali (1907), Gregory Tsamblak (1365), Constantine of Preslav (900), Georgi Sava Rakovski (1821), and Elin Pelin (1877).

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