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Herbert Achternbusch

1938 - 2022

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Herbert Achternbusch (né Schild; 23 November 1938 – 10 January 2022) was a German film director, writer and painter. He began as a writer of avant-garde prose, such as the novel Die Alexanderschlacht, before turning to low-budget films. He had a love-hate relationship with Bavaria which showed itself in his work. Some of his controversial films, such as Das Gespenst (The Ghost), were presented at the Berlinale festival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herbert Achternbusch is the 4,004th most popular writer (up from 4,327th in 2019), the 4,027th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,237th in 2019) and the 246th most popular German Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herbert Achternbusch ranks 4,004 out of 7,302. Before him are Syd Field, Yu Dafu, Bharatendu Harishchandra, Simin Behbahani, Alykul Osmonov, and Carmen Martín Gaite. After him are Bei Dao, Sahakdukht, Gustaf Fröding, Jan Kott, Jules Lemaître, and Marcel Arland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Herbert Achternbusch ranks 326. Before him are Hermann Huppen, Boris Melnikov, Boris Mikhailov, Paul Morrissey, Anar Rzayev, and Tommy Chong. After him are Michael Verhoeven, Henk Groot, Sanjeev Kumar, Eve Kivi, Jay Garner, and Barry Dennen. Among people deceased in 2022, Herbert Achternbusch ranks 295. Before him are Gerben Karstens, Joaquim Carvalho, İsmail Ogan, Paul Herman, Boris Melnikov, and Technoblade. After him are Henk Groot, Steinar Amundsen, Joseph Raz, Chaim Kanievsky, Pharoah Sanders, and Hugo Fernández.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Herbert Achternbusch ranks 4,029 out of 7,253. Before him are Gisela Birkemeyer (1931), Friedrich Theodor Vischer (1807), Ernst Baier (1905), Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter (1733), Nelson Piquet Jr. (1985), and Franz Ehrle (1845). After him are Bodo Ramelow (1956), Michael Verhoeven (1938), Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal (1794), Carlos Marín (1968), Arno Peters (1916), and Karl Hofer (1878).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Herbert Achternbusch ranks 246. Before him are Johann Beckmann (1739), Wilferd Madelung (1930), Leopold Andrian (1875), Otto Ludwig (1813), Hans Carossa (1878), and Friedrich Theodor Vischer (1807). After him are Emmy Hennings (1885), Carl Sternheim (1878), Maximilian Harden (1861), Murad Wilfried Hofmann (1931), Ken Adam (1921), and Irmgard Keun (1905).

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