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Hans Christian Branner

1903 - 1966

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Hans Christian Branner (23 June 1903 – 24 April 1966) was a Danish novelist, essayist and playwright. He was a leading writer of the post-World War II period in Denmark and a founder member of the Danish Academy. His work dealt with the themes of power, fear and loneliness and earned him several literary awards including De Gyldne Laurbær (1950, for Rytteren), the Holberg Medal (1954) and the Danish Playwrights' Honorary Award (1961). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Christian Branner is the 5,271st most popular writer (up from 5,353rd in 2019), the 533rd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 530th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Danish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hans Christian Branner ranks 5,271 out of 7,302Before him are Humayun Ahmed, Édouard Pailleron, Athenaeus Mechanicus, Lise Nørgaard, August Jakobson, and Viktoriya Tokareva. After him are José Luandino Vieira, Leyla Erbil, Kitamura Tokoku, Henry Roth, John Hersey, and Mihály Csokonai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Hans Christian Branner ranks 288Before him are Yashpal, Hermanni Pihlajamäki, Fernand Jourdant, Norman Foster, G. Evelyn Hutchinson, and Nancy Carroll. After him are Afanasy Beloborodov, Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, Nilo Murtinho Braga, Curly Howard, M. King Hubbert, and Alan Napier. Among people deceased in 1966, Hans Christian Branner ranks 182Before him are Iosif Czako, Jakub Szynkiewicz, Cordwainer Smith, Steingrímur Steinþórsson, Gösta Åsbrink, and René Schick. After him are Bernhard Zondek, Carl Osburn, Frank O'Hara, Giorgi Leonidze, Juan Natalicio González, and Bill Carr.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Hans Christian Branner ranks 533 out of 1,032Before him are Jørgen Pedersen Gram (1850), Daniel Agger (1984), Dorrit Willumsen (1940), Nina Bang (1866), Lise Nørgaard (1917), and Lars Jørgen Madsen (1871). After him are Jan Magnussen (1973), Niels Fredborg (1946), Betty Nansen (1873), Kim Milton Nielsen (1960), Peer Hultberg (1935), and Lone Scherfig (1959).

Among WRITERS In Denmark

Among writers born in Denmark, Hans Christian Branner ranks 45Before him are Steen Steensen Blicher (1782), Henrik Nordbrandt (1945), Ole Lund Kirkegaard (1940), Villy Sørensen (1929), Dorrit Willumsen (1940), and Lise Nørgaard (1917). After him are Peer Hultberg (1935), Benny Andersen (1929), Carsten Jensen (1952), Pia Tafdrup (1952), Sherin Khankan (1974), and Sandi Toksvig (1958).