WRITER

Johannes Mario Simmel

1924 - 2009

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Johannes Mario Simmel (7 April 1924 – 1 January 2009), also known as J. M. Simmel, was an Austrian writer. He was born in Vienna and grew up in Austria and England. He was trained as a chemical engineer and worked in research from 1943 to the end of World War II. After the end of the war, he worked as a translator for the United States Office of Military Government based in Germany and published reviews and stories in the Vienna Welt am Abend. Starting in 1950, he worked as a reporter for the Munich illustrated Quick in Europe and America. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johannes Mario Simmel is the 2,896th most popular writer (down from 2,769th in 2019), the 606th most popular biography from Austria (down from 594th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Austrian Writer.

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Among writers, Johannes Mario Simmel ranks 2,896 out of 7,302. Before him are Bernard Werber, Ubayd Zakani, Robert Garnier, Jean-François de La Harpe, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, and Edward Bunker. After him are Ahron Daum, Michael Bond, Dionysius Periegetes, Vera Brittain, Aleksander Fredro, and Vyacheslav Ivanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Johannes Mario Simmel ranks 196. Before him are Olivier Gendebien, Alain Bombard, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Idries Shah, Edward Cassidy, and Josef Škvorecký. After him are Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, George Mikan, Nek Chand, Wally Ris, Mutesa II of Buganda, and Eduardo Fajardo. Among people deceased in 2009, Johannes Mario Simmel ranks 140. Before him are Willy DeVille, Budd Schulberg, Frank McCourt, Marilyn Chambers, Abdellatif Filali, and Karl Koller. After him are Joseph Wiseman, Paula Hawkins, Natalya Estemirova, Dan O'Bannon, Yoshito Usui, and José Torres.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Johannes Mario Simmel ranks 606 out of 1,424. Before him are Michael Mayr (1864), Karl Koller (1929), Josef Kriehuber (1800), Anton Schall (1907), Simon von Stampfer (1790), and Joseph Marx (1882). After him are Hans von Dohnanyi (1902), Paula von Preradović (1887), Sigismund von Neukomm (1778), Otto Herschmann (1877), Marianna Martines (1744), and Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck (1769).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Johannes Mario Simmel ranks 44. Before him are Heimito von Doderer (1896), Ceija Stojka (1933), Dezső Kosztolányi (1885), Raul Hilberg (1926), Ulrich von Liechtenstein (1200), and Pauline von Metternich (1836). After him are Paula von Preradović (1887), Erich Fried (1921), Barbara Frischmuth (1941), Lajos Bíró (1880), Ernst Jandl (1925), and Nathan Birnbaum (1864).

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