WRITER
Hugo Gernsback
1884 - 1967
Hugo Gernsback
Hugo Gernsback (; born Hugo Gernsbacher, August 16, 1884 – August 19, 1967) was a Luxembourgish American editor and magazine publisher whose publications included the first science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories. His contributions to the genre as publisher were so significant that, along with the novelists Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, he is sometimes called "The Father of Science Fiction". In his honor, annual awards presented at the World Science Fiction Convention are named the "Hugos". Gernsback emigrated to the U.S. in 1904 and later became a citizen. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugo Gernsback is the 1,280th most popular writer (down from 1,149th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Luxembourg (down from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Luxembourger Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Hugo Gernsback ranks 1,280 out of 7,302. Before him are Nathalie Sarraute, Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Ephraim Kishon, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Ivan Gundulić, and Theodor Storm. After him are Nadezhda Mandelstam, Ellen Key, Elizabeth Gaskell, Georges Rodenbach, Giovanni Papini, and Ono no Komachi.
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Nathalie Sarraute
1900 - 1999
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,274
Bāṇabhaṭṭa
601 - 700
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 1,275
Ephraim Kishon
1924 - 2005
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 1,276
Alfred Thayer Mahan
1840 - 1914
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 1,277
Ivan Gundulić
1589 - 1638
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 1,278
Theodor Storm
1817 - 1888
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 1,279
Hugo Gernsback
1884 - 1967
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 1,280
Nadezhda Mandelstam
1899 - 1980
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 1,281
Ellen Key
1849 - 1926
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 1,282
Elizabeth Gaskell
1810 - 1865
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1,283
Georges Rodenbach
1855 - 1898
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1,284
Giovanni Papini
1881 - 1956
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 1,285
Ono no Komachi
825 - 900
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 1,286
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1884, Hugo Gernsback ranks 42. Before him are Panait Istrati, Otto Rank, Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland, Étienne Gilson, Antonín Zápotocký, and Petru Groza. After him are Robert J. Flaherty, Eugène Tisserant, Maria Spiridonova, Zinaida Serebriakova, Louis B. Mayer, and Johan Laidoner. Among people deceased in 1967, Hugo Gernsback ranks 58. Before him are G. W. Pabst, Vladimir Bartol, Luigi Tenco, Otis Redding, Anthony Mann, and Gregory Goodwin Pincus. After him are Abdel Hakim Amer, Lorenzo Bandini, Carson McCullers, Julien Duvivier, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, and Tom Simpson.
Others Born in 1884
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Panait Istrati
WRITER
1884 - 1935
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 36
Otto Rank
PSYCHOLOGIST
1884 - 1939
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 37
Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1965
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 38
Étienne Gilson
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1978
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 39
Antonín Zápotocký
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1957
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 40
Petru Groza
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1958
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 41
Hugo Gernsback
WRITER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 42
Robert J. Flaherty
FILM DIRECTOR
1884 - 1951
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 43
Eugène Tisserant
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1884 - 1972
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 44
Maria Spiridonova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1941
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 45
Zinaida Serebriakova
PAINTER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 46
Louis B. Mayer
PRODUCER
1884 - 1957
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 47
Johan Laidoner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1953
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 48
Others Deceased in 1967
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G. W. Pabst
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1967
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 52
Vladimir Bartol
WRITER
1903 - 1967
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 53
Luigi Tenco
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1967
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 54
Otis Redding
SINGER
1941 - 1967
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 55
Anthony Mann
ACTOR
1906 - 1967
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 56
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1967
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 57
Hugo Gernsback
WRITER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 58
Abdel Hakim Amer
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1967
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 59
Lorenzo Bandini
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 1967
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 60
Carson McCullers
WRITER
1917 - 1967
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 61
Julien Duvivier
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1967
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 62
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1967
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 63
Tom Simpson
CYCLIST
1937 - 1967
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 64
In Luxembourg
Among people born in Luxembourg, Hugo Gernsback ranks 13 out of 95. Before him are Jean-Claude Juncker (1954), Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896), Jules A. Hoffmann (1941), Jacques Santer (1937), Gaston Thorn (1928), and Ernst von Mansfeld (1580). After him are Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (1922), Joseph Bech (1887), Edward Steichen (1879), Jean-Claude Hollerich (1958), Charly Gaul (1932), and Prince Charles of Luxembourg (1927).
Others born in Luxembourg
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Jean-Claude Juncker
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 7
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1985
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 8
Jules A. Hoffmann
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 9
Jacques Santer
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 10
Gaston Thorn
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2007
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 11
Ernst von Mansfeld
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1580 - 1626
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 12
Hugo Gernsback
WRITER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 13
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2011
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 14
Joseph Bech
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1975
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 15
Edward Steichen
PAINTER
1879 - 1973
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 16
Jean-Claude Hollerich
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 17
Charly Gaul
CYCLIST
1932 - 2005
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 18
Prince Charles of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1977
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 19
Among WRITERS In Luxembourg
Among writers born in Luxembourg, Hugo Gernsback ranks 1.
