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Robert Ressler

1937 - 2013

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Robert Kenneth Ressler (February 15, 1937 – May 5, 2013) was an American FBI agent and author. He played a significant role in the psychological profiling of violent offenders in the 1970s and is often credited with coining the term "serial killer", though the term is a direct translation of the German term Serienmörder coined in 1930 by Berlin investigator Ernst Gennat. After retiring from the FBI, he authored a number of books on serial murders, and often gave lectures on criminology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Ressler is the 3,135th most popular writer (down from 2,281st in 2019), the 4,543rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,864th in 2019) and the 362nd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Robert Ressler ranks 3,135 out of 7,302. Before him are José Lezama Lima, Princess Alexandra of Bavaria, Ursula Kuczynski, Brian Herbert, Leone Ginzburg, and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. After him are Jefimija, Johannes Ewald, Richard Curtis, Roberto Calasso, Jean Desmarets, and Leonardo Padura Fuentes.

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Among people born in 1937, Robert Ressler ranks 224. Before him are Nur Hassan Hussein, David Mumford, Eduard Artemyev, George Zweig, Barbara Steele, and Loretta Swit. After him are Joe Viterelli, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Tomas Venclova, Claude Allègre, Jackie Collins, and George Kerr. Among people deceased in 2013, Robert Ressler ranks 189. Before him are Lau Kar-leung, Radu Vasile, Aníbal Paz, Hilary Koprowski, Elmore Leonard, and Gerrie Mühren. After him are Josip Kuže, Emile Griffith, John Tavener, Alain Mimoun, Hiroshi Nakajima, and Saye Zerbo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Ressler ranks 4,543 out of 20,380. Before him are Brian Herbert (1947), Gabriel Macht (1972), George Raft (1901), Liz Sheridan (1929), Loretta Swit (1937), and James Quinn (1906). After him are Francis Lane (1874), Ray Bolger (1904), Carolyn Schuler (1943), Byron Scott (1961), B. J. Thomas (1942), and Oliver Macdonald (1904).

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Among writers born in United States, Robert Ressler ranks 362. Before him are Jim Rohn (1930), Jonathan Franzen (1959), Leon Uris (1924), Morgan Robertson (1861), Andrea Dworkin (1946), and Brian Herbert (1947). After him are Edward Gorey (1925), Andre Norton (1912), Robert Penn Warren (1905), Robert Anderson (1917), Henry Darger (1892), and Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897).

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