WRITER

Kristina Brenk

1911 - 2009

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Kristina Brenk née Vrhovec, also known as Kristina Brenkova (22 October 1911 – 20 November 2009) was a Slovene writer, poet, translator and editor, best known for her books for children. Brenk was born in Horjul in what was then Austria-Hungary in 1911. She studied psychology and pedagogy at the University of Ljubljana and obtained her doctorate in 1939. During the Second World War she joined the Slovene Liberation Front. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kristina Brenk is the 5,929th most popular writer (up from 6,141st in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 127th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Slovene Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kristina Brenk ranks 5,929 out of 7,302. Before her are David Storey, Jeroen Brouwers, José Jiménez Lozano, Fredrik Backman, David S. Goyer, and Zoltán Ambrus. After her are Conrad Aiken, Ismat Chughtai, Paulina Chiziane, Sarah Waters, Archibald MacLeish, and Michael Drayton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Kristina Brenk ranks 357. Before her are Garrett Birkhoff, Charles Walters, Sonny Terry, Eric Williams, Chris Berger, and Ruth Hussey. After her are Ludwig Schuberth, Zheng Junli, Yaşar Erkan, Johan van Hulst, Marie Kraja, and Spike Jones. Among people deceased in 2009, Kristina Brenk ranks 336. Before her are Jorge Enrique Adoum, John Keel, George Russell, Zygmunt Chychła, Arturo Gatti, and Zena Marshall. After her are Lou Albano, Chris Connor, Dave Arneson, Eva Dawes, Gino Munaron, and Ernst Benda.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Kristina Brenk ranks 129 out of 340. Before her are Miran Tepeš (1961), Janez Evangelist Krek (1865), Janez Potočnik (1958), Jure Zdovc (1966), Rudolf Cvetko (1880), and Alfred Jermaniš (1967). After her are Tanja Ribič (1968), Mateja Svet (1968), Branko Ilić (1983), Anton Rop (1960), Marko Simeunovič (1967), and Svetlana Makarovič (1939).

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Among WRITERS In Slovenia

Among writers born in Slovenia, Kristina Brenk ranks 24. Before her are Luiza Pesjak (1828), Zofka Kveder (1878), Josip Jurčič (1844), Josipina Turnograjska (1833), Fran Saleški Finžgar (1871), and Ivan Tavčar (1851). After her are Svetlana Makarovič (1939), and Aleš Debeljak (1961).

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