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Karl August Wittfogel

1896 - 1988

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Karl August Wittfogel (German: [ˈvɪtfoːɡl̩]; 6 September 1896 – 25 May 1988) was a German-American playwright, historian, and sinologist. He was originally a Marxist and an active member of the Communist Party of Germany, but after the Second World War, he was an equally fierce anticommunist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl August Wittfogel is the 5,903rd most popular politician (down from 5,621st in 2019), the 1,570th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,541st in 2019) and the 458th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Karl August Wittfogel ranks 5,903 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, List of prime ministers of Somalia, Duke Pius August in Bavaria, Charles II, Duke of Savoy, Count Kasimir Felix Badeni, and Helen of Bosnia. After him are Cleitus, Paolo Lucio Anafesto, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, Oqil Oqilov, Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis, and Frederick III, Duke of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Karl August Wittfogel ranks 68. Before him are Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse, Elsa Triolet, Kazimierz Kuratowski, Norodom Suramarit, Kenji Miyazawa, and Aleksei Antonov. After him are Frederick Browning, Henri de Lubac, Otto Hofmann, Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff, Ruth Gordon, and Mark W. Clark. Among people deceased in 1988, Karl August Wittfogel ranks 49. Before him are Branko Zebec, Yevgeny Mravinsky, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Giuseppe Saragat, Chico Mendes, and Ana Aslan. After him are Dino Grandi, Paul Grice, Muzafer Sherif, John Carradine, Piero Taruffi, and Isamu Noguchi.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl August Wittfogel ranks 1,570 out of 7,253. Before him are Albert of Aix (1060), Anton Dostler (1891), Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1867), Adam Olearius (1603), Robert Siodmak (1900), and Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786). After him are Marita Koch (1957), Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden (1790), Maria Riva (1924), John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1575), Klaus Störtebeker (1360), and Peter von Cornelius (1784).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Karl August Wittfogel ranks 458. Before him are Alice Weidel (1979), Rudolf Diels (1900), Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg (1875), Henry III, Margrave of Meissen (1218), Hans-Gert Pöttering (1945), and Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786). After him are Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden (1790), Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1719), Walter Warlimont (1894), Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg (1617), Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1752), and Otto Wels (1873).

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