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Kaj Munk

1898 - 1944

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Kaj Harald Leininger Munk (commonly called Kaj Munk; 13 January 1898 – 4 January 1944) was a Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor, known for his cultural engagement and his martyrdom during the Occupation of Denmark of World War II. He is commemorated as a martyr in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on 14 August, alongside Maximilian Kolbe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kaj Munk is the 2,749th most popular writer (down from 2,197th in 2019), the 273rd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 223rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Danish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kaj Munk ranks 2,749 out of 7,302. Before him are Marcellus of Ancyra, Shūji Terayama, Charles-Louis Philippe, Bernardo Dovizi, Amalie Skram, and Arno Schmidt. After him are Charles-Louis Havas, Richard Wurmbrand, Morris West, Marie Belloc Lowndes, Vladimir Voinovich, and Renia Spiegel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Kaj Munk ranks 120. Before him are Sami al-Hinnawi, Ninette de Valois, Marcel Griaule, Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria, Josep Sunyol, and Vladimir Dekanozov. After him are Pavel Urysohn, Messali Hadj, Karl Koller, Vilhelm Moberg, Ada Blackjack, and Benjamin Fondane. Among people deceased in 1944, Kaj Munk ranks 158. Before him are Franz Kutschera, J. Walter Christie, Riccardo Zandonai, Léon Brunschvicg, Noor Inayat Khan, and Lupe Vélez. After him are Mineichi Koga, Bruno Lüdke, Adaviye Efendiyeva, Gabriel Hanotaux, Ramón Castillo, and Adolf Diekmann.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Kaj Munk ranks 273 out of 1,032. Before him are Harald Nielsen (1941), Annette Stroyberg (1936), Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805), Hans Tausen (1494), Peter Høeg (1957), and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913). After him are Emil Aarestrup (1800), Jens Otto Krag (1914), Susanne Bier (1960), Estrid Svendsdatter (990), Henry Hansen (1902), and Laurits Tuxen (1853).

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Among WRITERS In Denmark

Among writers born in Denmark, Kaj Munk ranks 24. Before him are Jens Fink-Jensen (1956), Inger Christensen (1935), Herman Bang (1857), Leonora Christina Ulfeldt (1621), Kjeld Abell (1901), and Peter Høeg (1957). After him are Johannes Ewald (1743), Cecil Bødker (1927), Holger Drachmann (1846), Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen (1872), Jens Baggesen (1764), and Karin Michaëlis (1872).

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