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Hermann Gunkel

1862 - 1932

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Hermann Gunkel (German: [gʊŋkl̩]; 23 May 1862 – 11 March 1932), a German Old Testament scholar, founded form criticism. He also became a leading representative of the history of religions school. His major works cover Genesis and the Psalms, and his major interests centered on the oral tradition behind written sources and in folklore. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Gunkel is the 1,103rd most popular philosopher (down from 1,046th in 2019), the 4,439th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,014th in 2019) and the 140th most popular German Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hermann Gunkel ranks 1,103 out of 1,267. Before him are Ivan Kireyevsky, Abdel Rahman Badawi, Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski, Tadeusz Kotarbiński, and Albert Razin. After him are Rosi Braidotti, John Hick, Buddhapālita, Wilhelm Gesenius, Władysław Tatarkiewicz, and Ladislav Klíma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Hermann Gunkel ranks 123. Before him are Mirza Alakbar Sabir, Wilhelm Weinberg, Anastasios Metaxas, Fernand Courty, Stanisław Narutowicz, and Mary Proctor. After him are Hulda Garborg, Eugen Schmidt, Andrew Fisher, Moriz Rosenthal, Wil van Gogh, and Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller. Among people deceased in 1932, Hermann Gunkel ranks 107. Before him are Frederik van Eeden, John Walter Gregory, Fred Yates, Emil Paur, Theo Heemskerk, and Stanisław Narutowicz. After him are Constantin Coandă, Ioannis Chrysafis, Eduard Sievers, Charles Winckler, Väinö Siikaniemi, and Pritilata Waddedar.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hermann Gunkel ranks 4,442 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal (1907), Dieter Herzog (1946), Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750), Anton Ackermann (1905), Jupp Kapellmann (1949), and Walther Reinhardt (1872). After him are Theodore Levitt (1925), Hermann Wilker (1874), Dieter Burdenski (1950), Paul Bekker (1882), Paul von Hintze (1864), and Walter Bruch (1908).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, Hermann Gunkel ranks 140. Before him are Robert Spaemann (1927), Martin Chemnitz (1522), Immanuel Hermann Fichte (1796), Max Dessoir (1867), Georg Anton Friedrich Ast (1778), and Theodor Benfey (1809). After him are Wilhelm Gesenius (1786), Josef Pieper (1904), Adolf Grünbaum (1923), Dieter Henrich (1927), Friedrich Gogarten (1887), and Volker Zotz (1956).

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