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Karlheinz Deschner

1924 - 2014

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Karl Heinrich Leopold Deschner (23 May 1924 – 8 April 2014) was a German researcher and writer who achieved public attention in Europe for his trenchant and fiercely critical treatment of Christianity in general and the Catholic Church in particular, as expressed in several articles and books, culminating in his 10 volume Christianity's Criminal History (Kriminalgeschichte des Christentums, Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karlheinz Deschner is the 2,248th most popular writer (up from 2,293rd in 2019), the 2,424th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,422nd in 2019) and the 147th most popular German Writer.

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Among writers, Karlheinz Deschner ranks 2,248 out of 7,302. Before him are Allen Carr, Jean Bolland, William Caxton, Branislaw Tarashkyevich, Ludovic Halévy, and Ana María Matute. After him are Uri Avnery, Benjamin Péret, Giuseppe Giacosa, Fred Uhlman, Zbigniew Herbert, and Ilse Aichinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Karlheinz Deschner ranks 141. Before him are E. P. Thompson, József Zakariás, Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal, Lubomír Štrougal, Shintaro Abe, and Jacques Vergès. After him are Tatiana Nikolayeva, Zbigniew Herbert, Dinah Washington, Bud Powell, Allan Edwall, and Thomas J. Hudner Jr.. Among people deceased in 2014, Karlheinz Deschner ranks 132. Before him are Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia, Tatiana Samoilova, Assi Dayan, Robert Hansen, Leslie Manigat, and Ana María Matute. After him are Serge Moscovici, Manitas de Plata, Anatoly Berezovoy, Larry Scott, Bob Hastings, and Paul Wild.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karlheinz Deschner ranks 2,425 out of 7,253. Before him are Arnold Ruge (1802), Hans Tilkowski (1935), Friedrich von Schmidt (1825), Edmund Stoiber (1941), Friedrich Alfred Krupp (1854), and Anna of Cleves (1552). After him are Reiner Stahel (1892), Uri Avnery (1923), Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1703), Maria Aurora von Königsmarck (1662), Fred Uhlman (1901), and Honoratus (365).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Karlheinz Deschner ranks 147. Before him are Erich Mühsam (1878), Judith Kerr (1923), Wilhelm Raabe (1831), Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg (1613), Rahel Varnhagen (1771), and Rudolf Rocker (1873). After him are Uri Avnery (1923), Fred Uhlman (1901), Sebastian Haffner (1907), Jurij Brězan (1916), Berthold Auerbach (1812), and Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715).

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