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Johann Kaspar Lavater

1741 - 1801

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Johann Kaspar (or Caspar) Lavater (Alemannic German: [ˈlɒːv̥ɒtər]; 15 November 1741 – 2 January 1801) was a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Kaspar Lavater is the 932nd most popular writer (down from 914th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Swiss Writer.

Johann Kaspar Lavater was a Swiss theologian, poet, and natural scientist. He is most famous for his book "Physiognomy," which deals with the study of the relationship between facial features and character.

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Among writers, Johann Kaspar Lavater ranks 932 out of 7,302. Before him are Aristophanes of Byzantium, Ľudovít Štúr, Marie d'Agoult, Hans Sachs, Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, and Katherine Mansfield. After him are Aelius Donatus, Jan Neruda, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, David Irving, Stefan George, and Ján Kollár.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1741, Johann Kaspar Lavater ranks 11. Before him are André Grétry, Henry Fuseli, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Emperor Momozono, Benedict Arnold, and Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse. After him are Andrea Luchesi, Nicolas Chamfort, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Augustin Barruel. Among people deceased in 1801, Johann Kaspar Lavater ranks 6. Before him are Paul I of Russia, Novalis, Domenico Cimarosa, Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria, and Benedict Arnold. After him are Carl Stamitz, Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, Andrea Luchesi, Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria, Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain, and Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Johann Kaspar Lavater ranks 97 out of 1,015. Before him are Nicholas of Flüe (1417), Albrecht von Haller (1708), Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784), Jean Tinguely (1925), Jost Bürgi (1552), and Charles Gleyre (1806). After him are Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux (1718), Anna Göldi (1734), François Vatel (1631), Carla Del Ponte (1947), Brother Roger (1915), and Anders Arborelius (1949).

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Among WRITERS In Switzerland

Among writers born in Switzerland, Johann Kaspar Lavater ranks 10. Before him are Erich von Däniken (1935), Karl Barth (1886), Robert Walser (1878), Max Frisch (1911), Alejo Carpentier (1904), and Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784). After him are Gottfried Keller (1819), Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908), Blaise Cendrars (1887), Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz (1878), Rodolphe Töpffer (1799), and Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905).

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