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Patrick Süskind

1949 - Today

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Patrick Süskind (German: [ˈpatʁɪk ˈzyːskɪnt] ; born 26 March 1949) is a German writer and screenwriter, known best for his novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, first published in 1985. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick Süskind is the 586th most popular writer (down from 548th in 2019), the 575th most popular biography from Germany (down from 514th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular German Writer.

Patrick Süskind is most famous for his novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. The novel tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of eighteenth-century Paris, who develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. His quest for the ultimate scent leads him to commit murder.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Patrick Süskind ranks 586 out of 7,302. Before him are Walther von der Vogelweide, John Donne, Ulrich von Hutten, Bai Juyi, Adam de la Halle, and Gaston Leroux. After him are Khaled al-Asaad, Bohumil Hrabal, Gérard de Nerval, George Eliot, William Makepeace Thackeray, and Georges Perec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Patrick Süskind ranks 46. Before him are Bobby Farrell, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Carlos the Jackal, Michael Houghton, Hugh David Politzer, and Horst Ludwig Störmer. After him are Amin Maalouf, Steve Perry, Linda Lovelace, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, José Ramos-Horta, and Fanny Ardant.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Patrick Süskind ranks 575 out of 7,253. Before him are Ulrich von Hutten (1488), Hendrik Goltzius (1558), August Schleicher (1821), Adam Opel (1837), Willi Stoph (1914), and Max Delbrück (1906). After him are Hans Eysenck (1916), Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737), Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604), Fritz Walter (1920), Constanze Mozart (1762), and Werner von Fritsch (1880).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Patrick Süskind ranks 32. Before him are Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170), Erich Kästner (1899), Heinrich Mann (1871), August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767), Jean Paul (1763), and Ulrich von Hutten (1488). After him are Lion Feuchtwanger (1884), Bert Hellinger (1925), Ludwig Tieck (1773), Klaus Mann (1906), Dietrich Eckart (1868), and Georg Büchner (1813).

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