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Hans Urs von Balthasar

1905 - 1988

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Hans Urs von Balthasar (Swiss Standard German: [ˈhanz̥ ˈʊrz̥ fɔn ˈbaltaz̥aːr]; 12 August 1905 – 26 June 1988) was a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest who is considered one of the most important Catholic theologians of the 20th century. With Joseph Ratzinger and Henri de Lubac, he founded the theological journal Communio. Over the course of his life, he authored 85 books, over 500 articles and essays, and almost 100 translations. He is known for his 15-volume trilogy on beauty (The Glory of the Lord), goodness (Theo-Drama), and truth (Theo-Logic). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Urs von Balthasar is the 1,335th most popular writer (down from 1,262nd in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 125th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Swiss Writer.

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Among writers, Hans Urs von Balthasar ranks 1,335 out of 7,302. Before him are Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Widukind of Corvey, Walter M. Miller Jr., Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, Dag Solstad, and Else Lasker-Schüler. After him are Barbara Cartland, Arnold van Gennep, Bharata Muni, Diana Gabaldon, Nora Roberts, and Joseph Mohr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Hans Urs von Balthasar ranks 67. Before him are Prince John of the United Kingdom, Franz König, Dolores del Río, Erika Mann, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, and Otto Preminger. After him are Sebastian Shaw, Barnett Newman, André Jolivet, Nikolai Tikhonov, Gareth Jones, and Jigme Wangchuck. Among people deceased in 1988, Hans Urs von Balthasar ranks 45. Before him are Gert Fröbe, Heo Jeong, Willem Drees, Hermann Graf, Branko Zebec, and Yevgeny Mravinsky. After him are Giuseppe Saragat, Chico Mendes, Ana Aslan, Karl August Wittfogel, Dino Grandi, and Paul Grice.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Hans Urs von Balthasar ranks 141 out of 1,015. Before him are Rodolphe Töpffer (1799), Mario Adorf (1930), Hannes Meyer (1889), Matthäus Merian (1593), Auguste Forel (1848), and Rudolf II, Count of Habsburg (1168). After him are Frank Martin (1890), Heinrich Bullinger (1504), Judith of Habsburg (1271), Nicolaus II Bernoulli (1695), Hans Martin Sutermeister (1907), and Alfonsina Storni (1892).

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Among WRITERS In Switzerland

Among writers born in Switzerland, Hans Urs von Balthasar ranks 16. Before him are Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741), Gottfried Keller (1819), Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908), Blaise Cendrars (1887), Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz (1878), and Rodolphe Töpffer (1799). After him are Alfonsina Storni (1892), Antoine-Henri Jomini (1779), Johann Jakob Bodmer (1698), Notker the Stammerer (840), Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825), and Jean Starobinski (1920).

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