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Peter Altenberg

1859 - 1919

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Peter Altenberg (9 March 1859 – 8 January 1919) was a writer and poet from Vienna, Austria. He played a key role in the genesis of early modernism in the city. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Altenberg is the 1,299th most popular writer (up from 1,608th in 2019), the 316th most popular biography from Austria (up from 386th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Austrian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Peter Altenberg ranks 1,299 out of 7,302. Before him are Dositej Obradović, Judah Leon Abravanel, Jean Giono, Hubert Selby Jr., Yeghishe Charents, and Odoric of Pordenone. After him are Carson McCullers, Reinaldo Arenas, Andrei Platonov, Rudolf Erich Raspe, Maurice Barrès, and Georges Feydeau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Peter Altenberg ranks 28. Before him are Alexander Samsonov, Anna Ancher, Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Venustiano Carranza, Francisco Ferrer, and Bertha Pappenheim. After him are Diana Abgar, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., Pavel Milyukov, Thibaw Min, Jānis Čakste, and Alexandru Averescu. Among people deceased in 1919, Peter Altenberg ranks 36. Before him are Sophia Tolstaya, Habibullah Khan, Franz Mehring, Henry J. Heinz, Prince John of the United Kingdom, and Henry Gantt. After him are Guido von List, Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans, Mikhail Tsvet, Terauchi Masatake, Madam C. J. Walker, and Vera Zasulich.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Peter Altenberg ranks 316 out of 1,424. Before him are Kunigunde of Austria (1465), Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (1432), Martin Karplus (1930), Claudia Felicitas of Austria (1653), Franz Böhme (1885), and Franz König (1905). After him are Guido von List (1848), Hans Krankl (1953), Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858), Erik Jan Hanussen (1889), Agnes of Austria (1151), and Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (1909).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Peter Altenberg ranks 24. Before him are Edward Bernays (1891), Franz Grillparzer (1791), Miep Gies (1909), August Kubizek (1888), Božena Němcová (1820), and Karl-Maria Kertbeny (1824). After him are Joseph Mohr (1792), Christine Nöstlinger (1936), Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797), Hermann Bahr (1863), Vicki Baum (1888), and Marlen Haushofer (1920).

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