WRITER
Janusz Korczak
1878 - 1942

Janusz Korczak
Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (22 July 1878 or 1879 – 7 August 1942), was a Polish Jewish pediatrician, educator, children's author and pedagogue known as Pan Doktor ("Mr. Doctor") or Stary Doktor ("Old Doctor"). He was an early children's rights advocate, in 1919 drafting a children's constitution. After spending many years working as a principal of an orphanage in Warsaw, he moved in with his orphans when the orphanage was forced to move to the ghetto, despite pleas from friends to flee the country. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Janusz Korczak is the 217th most popular writer (down from 191st in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Poland (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Polish Writer.
Janusz Korczak was a Polish-Jewish educator and children's author. He is most famous for being the director of an orphanage in Warsaw, Poland.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Janusz Korczak ranks 217 out of 7,302. Before him are Frédéric Mistral, Karel Čapek, Carlo Goldoni, Pearl S. Buck, George Sand, and Roger Martin du Gard. After him are Constantine VII, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Torquato Tasso, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Lu Xun, and Stanisław Lem.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrédéric Mistral
1830 - 1914
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 211
Karel Čapek
1890 - 1938
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 212
Carlo Goldoni
1707 - 1793
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 213
Pearl S. Buck
1892 - 1973
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 214
George Sand
1804 - 1876
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 215
Roger Martin du Gard
1881 - 1958
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 216
Janusz Korczak
1878 - 1942
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 217
Constantine VII
905 - 959
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 218
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
1894 - 1961
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 219
Torquato Tasso
1544 - 1595
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 220
Chinghiz Aitmatov
1928 - 2008
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 221
Lu Xun
1881 - 1936
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 222
Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 223
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Janusz Korczak ranks 2. Before him is Lise Meitner. After him are Martin Buber, John B. Watson, Reza Shah, Gustav Stresemann, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Werner von Blomberg, Manuel L. Quezon, Pancho Villa, André Citroën, and Alfred Döblin. Among people deceased in 1942, Janusz Korczak ranks 3. Before him are Stefan Zweig, and Reinhard Heydrich. After him are Richard Willstätter, Edith Stein, José Raúl Capablanca, Jean Baptiste Perrin, William Henry Bragg, Bronisław Malinowski, Robert Musil, Walther von Reichenau, and Anton Drexler.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsLise Meitner
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1968
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 1
Janusz Korczak
WRITER
1878 - 1942
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 2
Martin Buber
PHILOSOPHER
1878 - 1965
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 3
John B. Watson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1878 - 1958
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 4
Reza Shah
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 5
Gustav Stresemann
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1929
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 6
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1918
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 7
Werner von Blomberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1946
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 8
Manuel L. Quezon
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 9
Pancho Villa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1923
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 10
André Citroën
ENGINEER
1878 - 1935
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 11
Alfred Döblin
WRITER
1878 - 1957
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1942
Go to all RankingsStefan Zweig
WRITER
1881 - 1942
HPI: 83.35
Rank: 1
Reinhard Heydrich
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1942
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 2
Janusz Korczak
WRITER
1878 - 1942
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 3
Richard Willstätter
CHEMIST
1872 - 1942
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 4
Edith Stein
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1942
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 5
José Raúl Capablanca
CHESS PLAYER
1888 - 1942
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 6
Jean Baptiste Perrin
PHYSICIST
1870 - 1942
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 7
William Henry Bragg
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1942
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 8
Bronisław Malinowski
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1884 - 1942
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 9
Robert Musil
WRITER
1880 - 1942
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 10
Walther von Reichenau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1942
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 11
Anton Drexler
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1942
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 12
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Janusz Korczak ranks 24 out of 1,694. Before him are Wisława Szymborska (1923), Fritz Haber (1868), Adam Mickiewicz (1798), Eric of Pomerania (1381), Otto Stern (1888), and Wernher von Braun (1912). After him are Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902), Erich Ludendorff (1865), Marie Leszczyńska (1703), Fedor von Bock (1880), Władysław Szpilman (1911), and Lech Kaczyński (1949).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsWisława Szymborska
WRITER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 18
Fritz Haber
CHEMIST
1868 - 1934
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 19
Adam Mickiewicz
WRITER
1798 - 1855
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 20
Eric of Pomerania
PIRATE
1381 - 1459
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 21
Otto Stern
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1969
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 22
Wernher von Braun
ENGINEER
1912 - 1977
HPI: 77.92
Rank: 23
Janusz Korczak
WRITER
1878 - 1942
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 24
Isaac Bashevis Singer
WRITER
1902 - 1991
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 25
Erich Ludendorff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1937
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 26
Marie Leszczyńska
COMPANION
1703 - 1768
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 27
Fedor von Bock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1945
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 28
Władysław Szpilman
MUSICIAN
1911 - 2000
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 29
Lech Kaczyński
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2010
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 30
Among WRITERS In Poland
Among writers born in Poland, Janusz Korczak ranks 5. Before him are Günter Grass (1927), Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846), Wisława Szymborska (1923), and Adam Mickiewicz (1798). After him are Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902), Gerhart Hauptmann (1862), Andrzej Sapkowski (1948), Alfred Döblin (1878), Władysław Reymont (1867), Osip Mandelstam (1891), and Olga Tokarczuk (1962).
Günter Grass
1927 - 2015
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 1
Henryk Sienkiewicz
1846 - 1916
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 2
Wisława Szymborska
1923 - 2012
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 3
Adam Mickiewicz
1798 - 1855
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 4
Janusz Korczak
1878 - 1942
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 5
Isaac Bashevis Singer
1902 - 1991
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 6
Gerhart Hauptmann
1862 - 1946
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 7
Andrzej Sapkowski
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 8
Alfred Döblin
1878 - 1957
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 9
Władysław Reymont
1867 - 1925
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 10
Osip Mandelstam
1891 - 1938
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 11
Olga Tokarczuk
1962 - Present
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 12