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Károly Kerényi

1897 - 1973

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Károly Kerényi (Hungarian: Kerényi Károly, pronounced [ˈkɛreːɲi ˈkaːroj]; 19 January 1897 – 14 April 1973), also known as Karl Kerényi, Carl Kerényi, Charles Kerényi and Carlo Kerényi (aliases under which his works were sometimes published, respectively in German, English, French and Italian), was a Hungarian scholar in classical philology and one of the founders of modern studies of Greek mythology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Károly Kerényi is the 1,524th most popular writer (down from 1,425th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Romania (down from 94th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Károly Kerényi ranks 1,524 out of 7,302. Before him are Jules de Goncourt, Ichiyō Higuchi, Xavier de Maistre, Jules Laforgue, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, and Georgi Markov. After him are Kristijonas Donelaitis, Erich Segal, Betty Friedan, Alphonse Allais, Khaqani, and Qiu Chuji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Károly Kerényi ranks 87. Before him are Douglas Sirk, Carl Oberg, Judith Anderson, Winifred Wagner, Lepke Buchalter, and Thornton Wilder. After him are Mukhtar Auezov, Hans Speidel, Einar Gerhardsen, Richard Russell Jr., Shoghi Effendi, and Johann Rattenhuber. Among people deceased in 1973, Károly Kerényi ranks 71. Before him are Robert Siodmak, Veronica Lake, Mary Wigman, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Mikhail Kalatozov, and Paul van Zeeland. After him are Asger Jorn, Jacques Lipchitz, Edward Steichen, Alan Watts, Sessue Hayakawa, and Monika Ertl.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Károly Kerényi ranks 105 out of 844. Before him are Prince Nicholas of Romania (1903), Ion Gheorghe Maurer (1902), Endre Ady (1877), Michael I Apafi (1632), Petre Roman (1946), and Andrew Báthory (1563). After him are Mundzuk (368), Christopher Báthory (1530), Vladimir Cosma (1940), Arnold Hauser (1892), Radu Lupu (1945), and Adalbert Deșu (1909).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Károly Kerényi ranks 11. Before him are Elie Wiesel (1928), Dimitrie Cantemir (1673), Jacob L. Moreno (1889), Mihai Eminescu (1850), Panait Istrati (1884), and Dositej Obradović (1742). After him are Ion Luca Caragiale (1852), Lajos Zilahy (1891), Miklós Nyiszli (1901), Dora d'Istria (1828), Mircea Cărtărescu (1956), and Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (1916).

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