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Rolf Hochhuth

1931 - 2020

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Rolf Hochhuth (German: [ʁɔlf ˈhoːxˌhuːt] ; 1 April 1931 – 13 May 2020) was a German author and playwright, best known for his 1963 drama The Deputy, which insinuates Pope Pius XII's indifference to Hitler's extermination of the Jews, and he remained a controversial figure both for his plays and other public comments and for his 2005 defense of British Holocaust denier David Irving. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rolf Hochhuth is the 2,475th most popular writer (down from 2,465th in 2019), the 2,634th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,608th in 2019) and the 160th most popular German Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Rolf Hochhuth ranks 2,475 out of 7,302. Before him are Forrest J Ackerman, Karel Hynek Mácha, Charles Mackay, Phan Thi Kim Phuc, Konstantin Balmont, and Atsushi Nakajima. After him are Jean-François Regnard, Ivan Yefremov, Sergey Aksakov, C. W. Ceram, Predrag Matvejević, and Vonda N. McIntyre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Rolf Hochhuth ranks 176. Before him are Shadia, Zeki Müren, Linda Nochlin, Dominic Chianese, Cristina Deutekom, and Iajuddin Ahmed. After him are Aleksei Gubarev, Roger Piantoni, Tom Wilson, Umberto Lenzi, Heisuke Hironaka, and Shintaro Katsu. Among people deceased in 2020, Rolf Hochhuth ranks 186. Before him are Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Amfilohije Radović, John Hume, Joaquín Peiró, Linda Cristal, and Robert Conrad. After him are Theodor Wagner, Viktor Ponedelnik, Jack Charlton, Earl Cameron, Myroslav Skoryk, and Philippe Nahon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rolf Hochhuth ranks 2,635 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg (1802), Gisèle Freund (1908), Poppo von Osterna (1200), Roger Schmidt (1967), John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony (1529), and Friedrich Stromeyer (1776). After him are Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski (1899), Sami Khedira (1987), Gisela Mauermayer (1913), Herms Niel (1888), C. W. Ceram (1915), and Louis X, Duke of Bavaria (1495).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Rolf Hochhuth ranks 160. Before him are Wieland Wagner (1917), Gertrud von Le Fort (1876), Karl Gutzkow (1811), August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796), Wilhelm Worringer (1881), and Caesarius of Heisterbach (1180). After him are C. W. Ceram (1915), Ernst von Salomon (1902), Picander (1700), Charlotte Buff (1753), Joseph Görres (1776), and Matthias Claudius (1740).

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