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Hans Erich Nossack

1901 - 1977

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Hans Erich Nossack (30 January 1901 – 2 November 1977) was a German writer. Among his works are Spätestens im November (1955), Der jüngere Bruder (1958) and Ein glücklicher Mensch (1975). In 1961 Nossack was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize. One of his most famous works is The End: Hamburg 1943, written 3 months after the bombing of Hamburg by the allies during the Second World War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Erich Nossack is the 3,629th most popular writer (down from 3,022nd in 2019), the 3,726th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,159th in 2019) and the 223rd most popular German Writer.

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Among writers, Hans Erich Nossack ranks 3,629 out of 7,302. Before him are Willem Frederik Hermans, Abu Isa al-Warraq, Paul Goma, Bertus Aafjes, Brigitte Hamann, and Erich Weinert. After him are Buhturi, Otfrid of Weissenburg, Gaito Gazdanov, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, Olga Bergholz, and Marcin Kromer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Hans Erich Nossack ranks 176. Before him are Maurice Evans, Xu Xiangqian, Julio Libonatti, Ugo Frigerio, Henri Sauguet, and Alberto Hurtado. After him are Elias Katz, Aurora Mardiganian, Ivan Pyryev, Alexandre Alexeieff, Zeppo Marx, and Mercedes Comaposada. Among people deceased in 1977, Hans Erich Nossack ranks 138. Before him are Henry Tandey, Nellie Tayloe Ross, Juan Carlos Calvo, Jean Rostand, Tibor Déry, and John L. McClellan. After him are Eve Meyer, Otto Andersson, István Avar, Roberto Emílio da Cunha, Eugen Schüfftan, and Eugen Wüster.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Erich Nossack ranks 3,728 out of 7,253. Before him are Leroy Sané (1996), Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1559), Brigitte Hamann (1940), Erich Weinert (1890), Boris Pistorius (1960), and Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1908). After him are Rudolf Noack (1913), Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1585), Hans Clarin (1929), Paul Leni (1885), Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper (1742), and Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal (1833).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Hans Erich Nossack ranks 223. Before him are Oskar Maria Graf (1894), Herman Grimm (1828), Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680), Elia Levita (1469), Brigitte Hamann (1940), and Erich Weinert (1890). After him are Fritz Reuter (1810), Lisa Tetzner (1894), Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810), Philipp Nicolai (1556), Iwan Bloch (1872), and Dorothee Sölle (1929).

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