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Gudrun Pausewang

1928 - 2020

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Gudrun Pausewang (3 March 1928 – 23 January 2020), less commonly known by her married name, Gudrun Wilcke, was a German author of children's and young adult literature. She was known for books such as The Last Children of Schewenborn and Die Wolke (The Cloud, published in English under the title Fall-Out) which became part of the German school canon. Her key interests included peace and protection of the environment, and she warned of the alleged dangers of nuclear energy. Her books have been translated into English and received international recognition and awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gudrun Pausewang is the 4,556th most popular writer (down from 4,451st in 2019), the 585th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 550th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Czech Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gudrun Pausewang ranks 4,556 out of 7,302. Before her are Klaus Groth, James Agee, Aleksandrs Čaks, Ivan Shmelyov, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, and Alan Paton. After her are Sophia Parnok, Alfhild Agrell, Iakob Tsurtaveli, Gordon Willis, Nísia Floresta, and Enric Valor i Vives.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Gudrun Pausewang ranks 383. Before her are Léon Glovacki, Åke Johansson, Marian Seldes, Paul Dooley, Guy Bourdin, and Nora Nova. After her are Miroslav Filip, Paul Arizin, Anna-Lisa Eriksson, Dezső Bundzsák, François Remetter, and Germà Colón. Among people deceased in 2020, Gudrun Pausewang ranks 419. Before her are Mohammad Mirmohammadi, Mike Resnick, Saeb Erekat, Vladimír Zábrodský, Doug Rogers, and Giuliana Minuzzo. After her are Lee Kerslake, John Baldessari, Sugathakumari, Marlene Ahrens, Marc Fumaroli, and Luis Eduardo Aute.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Gudrun Pausewang ranks 585 out of 1,200. Before her are Petr Kellner (1964), Walter Schleger (1929), Arnold Pick (1851), Václav Mašek (1941), Ernst Falkbeer (1819), and Vladimír Zábrodský (1923). After her are Miroslav Filip (1928), Vasyl Durdynets (1937), Ladislav Mňačko (1919), Jiří Paroubek (1952), Ladislav Klíma (1878), and Edmund Reitter (1845).

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Among WRITERS In Czechia

Among writers born in Czechia, Gudrun Pausewang ranks 60. Before her are Josef Kajetán Tyl (1808), Ludvík Vaculík (1926), Karel Sabina (1813), Julius Zeyer (1841), Jan Blahoslav (1523), and Karel Teige (1900). After her are Ladislav Mňačko (1919), Ivan Olbracht (1882), Eliška Krásnohorská (1847), Patrik Ouředník (1957), František Langer (1888), and Ladislav Fuks (1923).

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