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Lothar-Günther Buchheim

1918 - 2007

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Lothar-Günther Buchheim () (6 February 1918 – 22 February 2007) was a German author, painter, and wartime journalist under the Nazi regime. In World War II he served as a war correspondent aboard ships and U-boats. He is best known for his 1973 antiwar novel Das Boot (The Boat), based on his experiences during the war, which became an international bestseller and was adapted as the 1981 Oscar-nominated film of the same name. His artworks, collected in a gallery on the banks of the Starnberger See, range from heavily decorated cars to a variety of mannequins seated or standing as if themselves visitors to the gallery, thus challenging the division between visitor and art work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lothar-Günther Buchheim is the 2,104th most popular writer (up from 2,139th in 2019), the 2,283rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,271st in 2019) and the 138th most popular German Writer.

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Among writers, Lothar-Günther Buchheim ranks 2,104 out of 7,302. Before him are Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Mircea Cărtărescu, Cleitarchus, Kâtip Çelebi, Alexis, and Francisco de Sá de Miranda. After him are Edmond Hamilton, Tin Ujević, Tomé Pires, Jordan of Saxony, Kingsley Amis, and Maximus the Greek.

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Among people born in 1918, Lothar-Günther Buchheim ranks 105. Before him are Ben Johnson, William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Henry Calvin, Abba Kovner, Lo Wei, and Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV. After him are Ida Lupino, Borys Paton, Ajahn Chah, Vasyl Sukhomlynsky, Adolfo Pedernera, and Massimo Girotti. Among people deceased in 2007, Lothar-Günther Buchheim ranks 121. Before him are Mika Špiljak, Steve Fossett, Jean-Pierre Vernant, Ulrich Mühe, Colin McRae, and Maria Gripe. After him are Tikhon Khrennikov, Ivica Račan, Henri Debehogne, Andranik Margaryan, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, and George Tabori.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Lothar-Günther Buchheim ranks 2,284 out of 7,253. Before him are Martin Schwarzschild (1912), Benno (1010), Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667), Jil Sander (1943), William, Prince of Hohenzollern (1864), and Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1577). After him are Hermann Abert (1871), Neidhart von Reuental (1180), Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel (1809), Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780), Michael Maestlin (1550), and Jordan of Saxony (1190).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Lothar-Günther Buchheim ranks 138. Before him are Elvira Madigan (1867), Johann Karl August Musäus (1735), Gustav Schwab (1792), Wolfgang Borchert (1921), Waldemar Bonsels (1880), and Armin T. Wegner (1886). After him are Jordan of Saxony (1190), Carl Zuckmayer (1896), Erich Mühsam (1878), Judith Kerr (1923), Wilhelm Raabe (1831), and Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg (1613).

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