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Richard Wurmbrand

1909 - 2001

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Richard Wurmbrand, also known as Nicolai Ionescu (24 March 1909 – 17 February 2001) was a Romanian Evangelical Lutheran priest, and professor of Jewish descent. In 1948, having become a Christian ten years before, he publicly said Communism and Christianity were incompatible. Wurmbrand preached at bomb shelters and rescued Jews during World War II. He experienced imprisonment and torture by the Communist regime of Romania, which maintained a policy of state atheism. After serving a total of fourteen years, he was ransomed for $10,000. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Wurmbrand is the 2,751st most popular writer (down from 2,623rd in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Romania (down from 180th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among writers, Richard Wurmbrand ranks 2,751 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles-Louis Philippe, Bernardo Dovizi, Amalie Skram, Arno Schmidt, Kaj Munk, and Charles-Louis Havas. After him are Morris West, Marie Belloc Lowndes, Vladimir Voinovich, Renia Spiegel, Bonaventure des Périers, and Alexandre Herculano.

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Among people born in 1909, Richard Wurmbrand ranks 142. Before him are Sylvère Maes, Guy de Rothschild, Jerzy Andrzejewski, Mahmoud Mohammed Taha, Aenne Burda, and Shigeo Shingo. After him are Bert Patenaude, Gene Krupa, Henri Alekan, Lamberto Maggiorani, Géza Toldi, and Max Baer. Among people deceased in 2001, Richard Wurmbrand ranks 108. Before him are Hilde Holger, Ninette de Valois, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Isao Inokuma, Stelios Kazantzidis, and Paul Vanden Boeynants. After him are Adhemar da Silva, Henri Alekan, Leila Pahlavi, Javier Urruticoechea, Ken Tyrrell, and William T. Stearn.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Richard Wurmbrand ranks 202 out of 844. Before him are Adrian Mutu (1979), Traian Vuia (1872), Mihail Sebastian (1907), Ileana Cotrubaș (1939), Eva Mozes Kor (1934), and Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu (1887). After him are Alexander I Aldea (1397), Tamás Bakócz (1442), Julius Popper (1857), Ion Creangă (1837), Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (1952), and Josef Posipal (1927).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Richard Wurmbrand ranks 24. Before him are János Arany (1817), Ana Blandiana (1942), Vasile Alecsandri (1821), Olha Kobylianska (1863), Mihail Sebastian (1907), and Eva Mozes Kor (1934). After him are Ion Creangă (1837), Mihail Sadoveanu (1880), Marthe Bibesco (1886), Benjamin Fondane (1898), Ferenc Kazinczy (1759), and Tudor Arghezi (1880).

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