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Petr Bezruč

1867 - 1958

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Petr Bezruč (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtr̩ ˈbɛzrutʃ]) was the pseudonym of Vladimír Vašek ([ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈvaʃɛk]; 15 September 1867 – 17 February 1958), a Czech poet and short story writer who was associated with the region of Austrian Silesia. His most notable work is Silesian Songs, a collection of poems about the inhabitants of Silesia, written over many years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Petr Bezruč is the 5,194th most popular writer (up from 5,256th in 2019), the 664th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 662nd in 2019) and the 70th most popular Czech Writer.

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Among writers, Petr Bezruč ranks 5,194 out of 7,302. Before him are Yamabe no Akahito, Alexander Ablesimov, Milan Rúfus, Charlaine Harris, Edith Sitwell, and Adelaide Anne Procter. After him are Henryk Rzewuski, Peter Scholl-Latour, Brian Lumley, Kedarnath Singh, Nicolaas Beets, and Tabitha King.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Petr Bezruč ranks 131. Before him are Vintilă Brătianu, Gisela Januszewska, Arvid Knöppel, René Boylesve, Victor Thibault, and Charles Dana Gibson. After him are Vikenty Veresaev, György Almásy, Ludwig Thoma, Ernest Dowson, Frank Brangwyn, and Timrava. Among people deceased in 1958, Petr Bezruč ranks 151. Before him are Karl Lashley, Nezihe Muhiddin, Feodor Gladkov, Stevan Hristić, Peter Whitehead, and Robert Lindsay. After him are Konstantin Yuon, Harry Spanjer, Charles King, Georgy Ivanov, Ásgrímur Jónsson, and Alfredo Zibechi.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Petr Bezruč ranks 664 out of 1,200. Before him are Emil Holub (1847), Otakar Vindyš (1889), Jan Kotěra (1871), Václav Mottl (1914), Václav Hovorka (1931), and Emil Filla (1882). After him are Emil František Burian (1904), Karolina Světlá (1830), Adolf Born (1930), Patrik Berger (1973), Oldřich Lajsek (1925), and Jaroslav Čermák (1830).

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Among WRITERS In Czechia

Among writers born in Czechia, Petr Bezruč ranks 70. Before him are Patrik Ouředník (1957), František Langer (1888), Ladislav Fuks (1923), Svatopluk Čech (1846), František Čelakovský (1799), and Roderich Menzel (1907). After him are Emil František Burian (1904), Karolina Světlá (1830), Adolf Born (1930), František Halas (1901), Hellmuth Karasek (1934), and Jakub Arbes (1840).

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