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Julius Fučík

1903 - 1943

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Julius Fučík (Czech: [ˈjulɪjus ˈfutʃiːk]) (23 February 1903 – 8 September 1943) was a Czech journalist, critic, writer, and active member of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. For his part at the forefront of the anti-Nazi resistance during the Second World War, he was imprisoned and tortured by the Gestapo in Prague, and executed in Berlin. While in prison, Fučík recorded his interrogation experiences on small pieces of paper, which were smuggled out and published after the war as Notes from the Gallows. The book established Fučík as a symbol of resistance to oppression, as well as an icon of communist propaganda. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julius Fučík is the 816th most popular writer (down from 718th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 87th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Czech Writer.

Julius Fučík was a Czechoslovakian spy during WWII. He was captured by the Gestapo and executed in 1942.

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Among writers, Julius Fučík ranks 816 out of 7,302. Before him are Cesare Pavese, Joseph of Anchieta, Robert Ludlum, William Saroyan, Masaru Emoto, and Alexander Blok. After him are Gerard of Cremona, Nikolay Karamzin, James Jones, Aelia Eudocia, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Colleen McCullough.

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Among people born in 1903, Julius Fučík ranks 47. Before him are Jiro Horikoshi, Haldan Keffer Hartline, Igor Kurchatov, Matthias Sindelar, Claudette Colbert, and Tunku Abdul Rahman. After him are Abul A'la Maududi, Eliot Ness, Giulio Natta, Bruno Bettelheim, Andrei Grechko, and Claudio Arrau. Among people deceased in 1943, Julius Fučík ranks 26. Before him are Władysław Sikorski, Nikolai Vavilov, Alexandre Yersin, Maurice Denis, Max Wertheimer, and Max Reinhardt. After him are Beatrice Webb, Jean Moulin, Gustav Vigeland, Etty Hillesum, Otto Jespersen, and Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal.

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Among people born in Czechia, Julius Fučík ranks 105 out of 1,200. Before him are Pavel Nedvěd (1972), Antonín Novotný (1904), Matthias Sindelar (1903), Anne of Bohemia (1366), František Kupka (1871), and Agnes of Bohemia (1211). After him are Josef Mysliveček (1737), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897), Josef Suk (1874), Oldřich Nejedlý (1909), Vratislaus II of Bohemia (1035), and Konrad Henlein (1898).

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Among WRITERS In Czechia

Among writers born in Czechia, Julius Fučík ranks 13. Before him are Max Brod (1884), Milena Jesenská (1896), Bohumil Hrabal (1914), Franz Werfel (1890), Karl Kraus (1874), and Jaroslav Seifert (1901). After him are Jan Neruda (1834), Adalbert Stifter (1805), Alfred Kubin (1877), Cosmas of Prague (1045), Josef Čapek (1887), and Guido Adler (1855).

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