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Judith Kerr

1923 - 2019

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Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr (surname pronounced KAR German pronunciation: [kɛʁ]; 14 June 1923 – 22 May 2019) was a German-born British writer and illustrator whose books sold more than 10 million copies around the world. She created both enduring picture books such as the Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea and acclaimed novels for older children such as the semi-autobiographical When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, which gave a child's-eye view of escaping Hitler's persecution in the Second World War. Born in the Weimar Republic, she came to Britain with her family in 1935 to escape persecution during the rise of the Nazis. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Judith Kerr is the 2,176th most popular writer (down from 2,138th in 2019), the 2,347th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,267th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular German Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Judith Kerr ranks 2,176 out of 7,302. Before her are Philippe Sollers, Brian Aldiss, Bernard Palissy, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, Aleksander Chodźko, and Yuan Mei. After her are Cesare Zavattini, Asclepiades of Samos, Håkan Nesser, Pierre Lemaitre, George Tabori, and Thorbjørn Egner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Judith Kerr ranks 128. Before her are Irvin Kershner, Richard Pipes, Philly Joe Jones, James E. Gunn, Maria Gripe, and Tito Puente. After her are Faas Wilkes, Ann Miller, Peter Vaughan, Mario Brega, Igor Shafarevich, and Joseph Weizenbaum. Among people deceased in 2019, Judith Kerr ranks 135. Before her are Dawda Jawara, Prosper Grech, Ken Kercheval, Ken Matthews, Harold Bloom, and Tommy Smith. After her are Harold Prince, Peter Lindbergh, Fernando J. Corbató, Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Krishna Sobti, and Václav Vorlíček.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Judith Kerr ranks 2,348 out of 7,253. Before her are Johann Jacob Schweppe (1740), Erich Mühsam (1878), Johannes Schöner (1477), Antonio Rüdiger (1993), Wilhelm Röpke (1899), and Anna of Brandenburg (1487). After her are Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723), Uli Jon Roth (1954), Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764), Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1667), Eduard Meyer (1855), and Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia (1155).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Judith Kerr ranks 142. Before her are Waldemar Bonsels (1880), Armin T. Wegner (1886), Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918), Jordan of Saxony (1190), Carl Zuckmayer (1896), and Erich Mühsam (1878). After her are Wilhelm Raabe (1831), Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg (1613), Rahel Varnhagen (1771), Rudolf Rocker (1873), Karlheinz Deschner (1924), and Uri Avnery (1923).

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