WRITER
Paul Bekker
1882 - 1937

Paul Bekker
Max Paul Eugen Bekker (11 September 1882 – 7 March 1937) was a German music critic and author. Described as having "brilliant style and […] extensive theoretical and practical knowledge," Bekker was chief music critic for both the Frankfurter Zeitung (1911–1923), and later the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung (1934–1937). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Bekker is the 4,543rd most popular writer (down from 4,404th in 2019), the 4,443rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,276th in 2019) and the 271st most popular German Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Paul Bekker ranks 4,543 out of 7,302. Before him are Bolesław Leśmian, R. K. Narayan, Vera Panova, Runer Jonsson, Ameen Rihani, and Robert Edmond Grant. After him are Teffi, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Francis de Miomandre, Jane Bowles, Ernst Stadler, and Jacques Roumain.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBolesław Leśmian
1877 - 1937
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 4,537
R. K. Narayan
1906 - 2001
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 4,538
Vera Panova
1905 - 1973
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 4,539
Runer Jonsson
1916 - 2006
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 4,540
Ameen Rihani
1876 - 1940
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 4,541
Robert Edmond Grant
1793 - 1874
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,542
Paul Bekker
1882 - 1937
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,543
Teffi
1872 - 1952
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,544
Firaq Gorakhpuri
1896 - 1982
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,545
Francis de Miomandre
1880 - 1959
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,546
Jane Bowles
1917 - 1973
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,547
Ernst Stadler
1883 - 1914
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,548
Jacques Roumain
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,549
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1882, Paul Bekker ranks 202. Before him are Walter Braunfels, Maurice Peeters, Leonard Meredith, Frederick Moloney, Willem Elsschot, and Géza Kiss. After him are Alfred Keller, Purushottam Das Tandon, Elin Wägner, Giovanni Amendola, Percy Grainger, and George Bancroft. Among people deceased in 1937, Paul Bekker ranks 138. Before him are Walter Burley Griffin, Wilhelm Weinberg, Anastasios Metaxas, Clarence Clark, Juan Campisteguy, and Bolesław Leśmian. After him are Prosper Poullet, Mykola Kulish, Mykola Zerov, Grafton Elliot Smith, Magnús Guðmundsson, and Felix Graf von Bothmer.
Others Born in 1882
Go to all RankingsWalter Braunfels
COMPOSER
1882 - 1954
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 196
Maurice Peeters
CYCLIST
1882 - 1957
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 197
Leonard Meredith
CYCLIST
1882 - 1930
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 198
Frederick Moloney
ATHLETE
1882 - 1941
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 199
Willem Elsschot
WRITER
1882 - 1960
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 200
Géza Kiss
SWIMMER
1882 - 1952
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 201
Paul Bekker
WRITER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 202
Alfred Keller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1974
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 203
Purushottam Das Tandon
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 204
Elin Wägner
WRITER
1882 - 1949
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 205
Giovanni Amendola
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1926
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 206
Percy Grainger
COMPOSER
1882 - 1961
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 207
George Bancroft
ACTOR
1882 - 1956
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 208
Others Deceased in 1937
Go to all RankingsWalter Burley Griffin
ARCHITECT
1876 - 1937
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 132
Wilhelm Weinberg
BIOLOGIST
1862 - 1937
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 133
Anastasios Metaxas
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1937
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 134
Clarence Clark
TENNIS PLAYER
1859 - 1937
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 135
Juan Campisteguy
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1937
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 136
Bolesław Leśmian
WRITER
1877 - 1937
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 137
Paul Bekker
WRITER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 138
Prosper Poullet
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1937
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 139
Mykola Kulish
WRITER
1892 - 1937
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 140
Mykola Zerov
WRITER
1890 - 1937
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 141
Grafton Elliot Smith
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1871 - 1937
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 142
Magnús Guðmundsson
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1937
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 143
Felix Graf von Bothmer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1937
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 144
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Paul Bekker ranks 4,446 out of 7,253. Before him are Jupp Kapellmann (1949), Walther Reinhardt (1872), Hermann Gunkel (1862), Theodore Levitt (1925), Hermann Wilker (1874), and Dieter Burdenski (1950). After him are Paul von Hintze (1864), Walter Bruch (1908), Marita Lange (1943), Eduard von Martens (1831), Klaus Groth (1819), and Bernd Stange (1948).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJupp Kapellmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 4,440
Walther Reinhardt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1930
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 4,441
Hermann Gunkel
PHILOSOPHER
1862 - 1932
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 4,442
Theodore Levitt
ECONOMIST
1925 - 2006
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 4,443
Hermann Wilker
ATHLETE
1874 - 1941
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 4,444
Dieter Burdenski
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2024
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 4,445
Paul Bekker
WRITER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,446
Paul von Hintze
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1941
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,447
Walter Bruch
INVENTOR
1908 - 1990
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,448
Marita Lange
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,449
Eduard von Martens
BIOLOGIST
1831 - 1904
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,450
Klaus Groth
WRITER
1819 - 1899
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,451
Bernd Stange
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,452
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Paul Bekker ranks 271. Before him are Konrad von Würzburg (1225), Kito Lorenc (1938), Christian Gotthilf Salzmann (1744), Ludwig Bechstein (1801), Uwe Timm (1940), and Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750). After him are Klaus Groth (1819), Tankred Dorst (1925), Louise Otto-Peters (1819), Bruno Frank (1887), Hedwig Courths-Mahler (1867), and Mira Lobe (1913).
Konrad von Würzburg
1225 - 1287
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 265
Kito Lorenc
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 266
Christian Gotthilf Salzmann
1744 - 1811
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 267
Ludwig Bechstein
1801 - 1860
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 268
Uwe Timm
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 269
Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg
1750 - 1819
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 270
Paul Bekker
1882 - 1937
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 271
Klaus Groth
1819 - 1899
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 272
Tankred Dorst
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 273
Louise Otto-Peters
1819 - 1895
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 274
Bruno Frank
1887 - 1945
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 275
Hedwig Courths-Mahler
1867 - 1950
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 276
Mira Lobe
1913 - 1995
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 277