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Peter Bichsel

1935 - 2025

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Peter Bichsel (Swiss Standard German: [ˈpeːtər ˈbɪksl̩]; 24 March 1935 – 15 March 2025) was a Swiss writer and journalist representing modern German literature. He was a member of the Group 47. His breakthrough was the collection of short stories And Really Frau Blum Would Very Much Like to Meet the Milkman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Bichsel is the 2,698th most popular writer (up from 3,886th in 2019), the 288th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 400th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Swiss Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Peter Bichsel ranks 2,698 out of 7,302. Before him are Ennin, Eugène Burnouf, Patrick Pearse, Sāyaṇa, Valentin Kataev, and Sima Tan. After him are Varian Fry, José María Arguedas, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Johann Froben, Józef Czapski, and Hella Haasse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Peter Bichsel ranks 174. Before him are Peter Schreier, Luboš Kohoutek, Gerd Albrecht, Cliff Jones, M. Emmet Walsh, and Fiorenza Cossotto. After him are Shūji Terayama, Pierre Kartner, Elga Andersen, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, Armando Manzanero, and Letizia Battaglia. Among people deceased in 2025, Peter Bichsel ranks 153. Before him are Clive Revill, Maria Teresa Horta, Giuseppe Moioli, Rinus Israël, George Wendt, and Lima. After him are Kailash Purryag, Nadia Cassini, Edgar Lungu, Cleopa Msuya, Mimis Domazos, and Norair Nurikyan.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Peter Bichsel ranks 288 out of 1,015. Before him are Alexander Schallenberg (1969), Adolphe Appia (1862), Johann Kaspar Bluntschli (1808), Gustave Ador (1845), Hector Hodler (1887), and Claude Goretta (1929). After him are Johann Schneider-Ammann (1952), Peter Bieri (1944), Heinrich Sutermeister (1910), Ignazio Cassis (1961), Oswald Heer (1809), and Robert Frank (1924).

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Among WRITERS In Switzerland

Among writers born in Switzerland, Peter Bichsel ranks 29. Before him are Jeremias Gotthelf (1797), Emma Jung (1882), Johann Peter Hebel (1760), Heinrich Glarean (1488), Isaac Casaubon (1559), and Alphonse Matejka (1902). After him are Peter Bieri (1944), Fleur Jaeggy (1940), Arthur Cravan (1887), Fernán Caballero (1796), Philippe Jaccottet (1925), and Theodore Bibliander (1500).

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