WRITER
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
1898 - 1939

Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz (pronounced [taˈdɛ.uʐ dɔˈwɛŋɡa mɔˈstɔvit͡ʂ]; 10 August 1898 – 20 September 1939) was a Polish writer, journalist and author of over a dozen popular novels. One of his best known works, which in Poland became a byword for fortuitous careerism, was The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma (Polish: Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy, 1932). Literary historians believe the book inspired the 1971 novel Being There by Jerzy Kosiński, with some charging Kosiński with plagiarism, which sparked considerable controversy in the West. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz is the 3,502nd most popular writer (down from 2,753rd in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Belarus (down from 87th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Belarusian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz ranks 3,502 out of 7,302. Before him are H.D., Alf Prøysen, Max Aub, Édouard Drumont, Tariq Ali, and Subh-i-Azal. After him are Enrique Vila-Matas, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Susan Brownmiller, Kir Bulychev, Corippus, and Immanuel Velikovsky.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsH.D.
1886 - 1961
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,496
Alf Prøysen
1914 - 1970
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,497
Max Aub
1909 - 1972
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,498
Édouard Drumont
1844 - 1917
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,499
Tariq Ali
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,500
Subh-i-Azal
1831 - 1912
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,501
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
1898 - 1939
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,502
Enrique Vila-Matas
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,503
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo
1901 - 1937
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,504
Susan Brownmiller
1935 - 2025
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,505
Kir Bulychev
1934 - 2003
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,506
Corippus
501 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,507
Immanuel Velikovsky
1895 - 1979
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,508
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz ranks 152. Before him are Johan Richthoff, Mikhail Koltsov, Eduard Pütsep, Maria Klenova, Helen B. Taussig, and Ira Sprague Bowen. After him are Warren Sturgis McCulloch, Anthony McAuliffe, Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Boughera El Ouafi, Lev Knipper, and Jimmy Douglas. Among people deceased in 1939, Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz ranks 96. Before him are Prosper Bruggeman, Levon Mirzoyan, Ford Madox Ford, Masabumi Hosono, Stanisław Leśniewski, and Germán Busch. After him are Ivan Mosjoukine, Ursula Ledóchowska, Frank Watson Dyson, Kolë Idromeno, Walery Sławek, and Władysław Raginis.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsJohan Richthoff
WRESTLER
1898 - 1983
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 146
Mikhail Koltsov
WRITER
1898 - 1940
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 147
Eduard Pütsep
WRESTLER
1898 - 1960
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 148
Maria Klenova
GEOLOGIST
1898 - 1976
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 149
Helen B. Taussig
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 1986
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 150
Ira Sprague Bowen
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1973
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 151
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
WRITER
1898 - 1939
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 152
Warren Sturgis McCulloch
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 1969
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 153
Anthony McAuliffe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1975
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 154
Carl-Gustaf Rossby
BIOLOGIST
1898 - 1957
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 155
Boughera El Ouafi
ATHLETE
1898 - 1959
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 156
Lev Knipper
COMPOSER
1898 - 1974
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 157
Jimmy Douglas
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1972
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 158
Others Deceased in 1939
Go to all RankingsProsper Bruggeman
ATHLETE
1873 - 1939
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 90
Levon Mirzoyan
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1939
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 91
Ford Madox Ford
WRITER
1873 - 1939
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 92
Masabumi Hosono
EXPLORER
1870 - 1939
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 93
Stanisław Leśniewski
MATHEMATICIAN
1886 - 1939
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 94
Germán Busch
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1939
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 95
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
WRITER
1898 - 1939
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 96
Ivan Mosjoukine
ACTOR
1889 - 1939
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 97
Ursula Ledóchowska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1939
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 98
Frank Watson Dyson
ASTRONOMER
1868 - 1939
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 99
Kolë Idromeno
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 100
Walery Sławek
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1939
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 101
Władysław Raginis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1939
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 102
In Belarus
Among people born in Belarus, Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz ranks 109 out of 368. Before him are Sergei Tumansky (1901), Vasily Ignatenko (1961), Mikhail Myasnikovich (1950), Leonid Mandelstam (1879), Jerzy Giedroyc (1906), and Aryna Sabalenka (1998). After him are Immanuel Velikovsky (1895), Tuvia Bielski (1906), Walery Antoni Wróblewski (1836), Valeriya Novodvorskaya (1950), Romuald Traugutt (1826), and Radasłaŭ Astroŭski (1887).
Others born in Belarus
Go to all RankingsSergei Tumansky
ENGINEER
1901 - 1973
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 103
Vasily Ignatenko
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1961 - 1986
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 104
Mikhail Myasnikovich
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 105
Leonid Mandelstam
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1944
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 106
Jerzy Giedroyc
WRITER
1906 - 2000
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 107
Aryna Sabalenka
TENNIS PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 108
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
WRITER
1898 - 1939
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 109
Immanuel Velikovsky
WRITER
1895 - 1979
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 110
Tuvia Bielski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1987
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 111
Walery Antoni Wróblewski
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1908
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 112
Valeriya Novodvorskaya
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2014
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 113
Romuald Traugutt
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1864
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 114
Radasłaŭ Astroŭski
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1976
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 115
Among WRITERS In Belarus
Among writers born in Belarus, Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz ranks 20. Before him are Maksim Bahdanovič (1891), Zivia Lubetkin (1914), Itzhak Katzenelson (1886), Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (1758), Symeon of Polotsk (1629), and Jerzy Giedroyc (1906). After him are Immanuel Velikovsky (1895), Ryhor Baradulin (1935), Alaiza Pashkevich (1876), Thaddeus Bulgarin (1789), Walter Anderson (1885), and Aleksandr Volodin (1919).
Maksim Bahdanovič
1891 - 1917
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 14
Zivia Lubetkin
1914 - 1978
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 15
Itzhak Katzenelson
1886 - 1944
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 16
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
1758 - 1841
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 17
Symeon of Polotsk
1629 - 1680
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 18
Jerzy Giedroyc
1906 - 2000
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 19
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
1898 - 1939
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 20
Immanuel Velikovsky
1895 - 1979
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 21
Ryhor Baradulin
1935 - 2014
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 22
Alaiza Pashkevich
1876 - 1916
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 23
Thaddeus Bulgarin
1789 - 1859
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 24
Walter Anderson
1885 - 1962
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 25
Aleksandr Volodin
1919 - 2001
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 26