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Murad Wilfried Hofmann

1931 - 2020

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Murad Wilfried Hofmann (1931 – 13 January 2020) was a German diplomat and author. He wrote several books on Islam, including Journey to Makkah (ISBN 0-915957-85-X) and Islam: The Alternative (ISBN 0-915957-71-X). Many of his books and essays focused on Islam's place in the West and, after 11 September, in particular, in the United States. He was one of the signatories of A Common Word Between Us and You, an open letter by Islamic scholars to Christian leaders, calling for peace and understanding. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Murad Wilfried Hofmann is the 4,096th most popular writer (up from 4,516th in 2019), the 4,114th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,350th in 2019) and the 250th most popular German Writer.

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Among writers, Murad Wilfried Hofmann ranks 4,096 out of 7,302. Before him are Adam of Saint Victor, Dimitrija Demeter, You Xie, François le Métel de Boisrobert, Lilian Jackson Braun, and Rafik Schami. After him are Louis Bromfield, Corinna, Olaf Bull, Don Miguel Ruiz, Tsubouchi Shōyō, and Simon Vestdijk.

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Among people born in 1931, Murad Wilfried Hofmann ranks 308. Before him are Madeleine Berthod, Dimitar Dobrev, Gene Wolfe, Edith Bruck, Tamara Tyshkevich, and Corinne Marchand. After him are Vaino Väljas, Maria Gusakova, Norman Read, Olja Ivanjicki, Alain Cavalier, and Shammi Kapoor. Among people deceased in 2020, Murad Wilfried Hofmann ranks 360. Before him are Oscar Cruz, Jasraj, Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini, Norma Cappagli, Justus Dahinden, and Nobby Stiles. After him are Roger Carel, Robert Herbin, Stuart Gordon, John D. Barrow, Hans Cieslarczyk, and Jeremy Bulloch.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Murad Wilfried Hofmann ranks 4,116 out of 7,253. Before him are Gerhard von Schwerin (1899), Theodor Loos (1883), Joseph Höffner (1906), Maximilian Harden (1861), Leopold II, Prince of Lippe (1796), and Joachim Hansen (1930). After him are Heinz Strehl (1938), Otto Lehmann (1855), Jean-Marc Barr (1960), Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow (1638), Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena (1638), and Friedrich Ludwig Schröder (1744).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Murad Wilfried Hofmann ranks 250. Before him are Hans Carossa (1878), Friedrich Theodor Vischer (1807), Herbert Achternbusch (1938), Emmy Hennings (1885), Carl Sternheim (1878), and Maximilian Harden (1861). After him are Ken Adam (1921), Irmgard Keun (1905), Cordelia Edvardson (1929), Johann Georg von Hahn (1811), Ruth Westheimer (1928), and Max Lange (1832).

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