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Hugo Claus

1929 - 2008

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Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦyɣoː ˈklʌus]; 5 April 1929 – 19 March 2008) was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, novels, and poetry; he also left a legacy as a painter and film director. He wrote primarily in Dutch, although he also wrote some poetry in English. He won the 2000 International Nonino Prize in Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugo Claus is the 1,490th most popular writer (up from 1,517th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 199th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Belgian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hugo Claus ranks 1,490 out of 7,302. Before him are Joseph Addison, Alistair MacLean, Martin Gardner, Maj Sjöwall, Winifred Wagner, and Elizabeth Siddal. After him are Ida Laura Pfeiffer, Veronica Franco, François de Malherbe, B. K. S. Iyengar, Robert Bloch, and Robin Hobb.

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Among people born in 1929, Hugo Claus ranks 120. Before him are Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, André Previn, Bob Newhart, Rajkumar, Vasily Shukshin, and José Santamaría. After him are Lorenzo Buffon, Vera Miles, Georgi Markov, Antonio Carbajal, Heiner Müller, and Bob Denard. Among people deceased in 2008, Hugo Claus ranks 68. Before him are Dorothy Vaughan, Henri Cartan, Muslim Magomayev, Sufi Abu Taleb, Khertek Anchimaa-Toka, and Mauricio Kagel. After him are Isaac Hayes, Jerry Reed, John List, Youssef Chahine, Eartha Kitt, and Rajko Mitić.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Hugo Claus ranks 202 out of 1,190. Before him are Zénobe Gramme (1826), Henri de Baillet-Latour (1876), Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802), Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573), Victor Serge (1890), and Jan Ceulemans (1957). After him are Begga (615), Silvio Gesell (1862), Paul van Zeeland (1893), Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422), Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), and Rembert Dodoens (1517).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Hugo Claus ranks 13. Before him are Marguerite Porete (1250), Henri Michaux (1899), Laura Marx (1845), John of Ruusbroec (1293), Georges Rodenbach (1855), and Victor Serge (1890). After him are Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856), Hendrik Conscience (1812), Guido Gezelle (1830), William of Moerbeke (1215), and Jean Bolland (1596).

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