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Herbert W. Franke

1927 - 2022

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Herbert W. Franke (14 May 1927 – 16 July 2022) was an Austrian scientist and writer. Die Zeit calls him "the most prominent German writing Science Fiction author". He is also one of the important early computer artists (and collectors), creating computer graphics and early digital art since the late 1950s. Franke was also active in the fields of future research as well as speleology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herbert W. Franke is the 4,294th most popular writer (down from 4,278th in 2019), the 808th most popular biography from Austria (down from 791st in 2019) and the 60th most popular Austrian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herbert W. Franke ranks 4,294 out of 7,302. Before him are Graham Swift, Cecil Day-Lewis, Philippe Hériat, Bozorg Alavi, Dai Sijie, and Malika Oufkir. After him are Petrus Borel, Pamela Colman Smith, Gerardo Diego, Philip Arthur Fisher, Maurice Schumann, and Stanislas Julien.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Herbert W. Franke ranks 282. Before him are Robert Spaemann, Robert Mills, Tihomir Ognjanov, Thorkild Hansen, Charles Pasqua, and Qurratulain Hyder. After him are Yevgeny Morgunov, Greta Andersen, Karl Stotz, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Otto Stich, and Hsing Yun. Among people deceased in 2022, Herbert W. Franke ranks 330. Before him are Ri Yong-ho, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Gheorghe Berceanu, Egon Franke, Eva-Maria Hagen, and Jean Philippe. After him are John Steiner, Zhang Jie, Fernando Chalana, Stien Kaiser, Martin Bangemann, and Anton Tkáč.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Herbert W. Franke ranks 808 out of 1,424. Before him are Josef Stroh (1913), Christl Haas (1943), Walter Berry (1929), Baron Ignaz von Plener (1810), Erika Mahringer (1924), and Othmar Schneider (1928). After him are Caroline Unger (1803), Štefan Banič (1870), Aloys Sprenger (1813), Karl Stotz (1927), Mia May (1884), and Helene von Druskowitz (1856).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Herbert W. Franke ranks 60. Before him are Friederike Mayröcker (1924), Richard Beer-Hofmann (1866), René Wellek (1903), Alexander Lernet-Holenia (1897), Berta Zuckerkandl (1864), and Annemarie Selinko (1914). After him are Albert Ehrenstein (1886), Ava (1060), H. C. Artmann (1921), Géza Csáth (1887), Ruth Maier (1920), and Ruth Klüger (1931).

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