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Ludwig Bemelmans

1898 - 1962

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Ludwig Bemelmans (April 27, 1898 – October 1, 1962) was an Austrian and American writer and illustrator of children's books and adult novels. He is known best for the Madeline picture books. Six were published, the first in 1939. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig Bemelmans is the 6,457th most popular writer (down from 6,374th in 2019), the 4,256th most popular biography from Italy (up from 4,262nd in 2019) and the 290th most popular Italian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 6,457 out of 7,302Before him are DBC Pierre, Janet Evanovich, Michael Chabon, Wilma Mankiller, Alberto Angela, and John Arden. After him are Jaime Bayly, John Langalibalele Dube, Frank Harris, Thomas Hood, Cecelia Ahern, and Chingiz Abdullayev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 307Before him are Roy Harris, Stephen Vincent Benét, Tom Whittaker, Gracie Fields, Wiley Post, and Molly Picon. After him are Harold Stephen Black, William O. Douglas, Happy Chandler, Yefim Dzigan, George Chandler, and Rod La Rocque. Among people deceased in 1962, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 222Before him are Emmanuil Kazakevich, Augusta Savage, Paul Boffa, A. E. Douglass, Louise Fazenda, and Léon Binoche. After him are Ernie Kovacs, Luis Alberni, Peter Ryan, Fernand Rigaux, Roy Atwell, and Louise Beavers.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 4,257 out of 5,161Before him are Luigi Negri (1956), Silvio Pietroboni (1904), Alessandro Diamanti (1983), Danilo Di Luca (1976), Armin Zöggeler (1974), and Giorgio Vanzetta (1959). After him are Walter Novellino (1953), Franco Chioccioli (1959), Vincenzo Sospiri (1966), Gilberto Simoni (1971), Marco Storari (1977), and Laura Boldrini (1961).

Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Ludwig Bemelmans ranks 290Before him are Marcus Furius Bibaculus (-103), Federico Moccia (1963), Caterina Davinio (1957), Vincenzo Cardarelli (1887), Vittorio Arrigoni (1975), and Renata Viganò (1900). After him are Sandro Veronesi (1959), Paolo Giordano (1982), Pierdomenico Baccalario (1974), Fabio Volo (1972), and Giuliana Rancic (1974).