WRITER

Vladislav Vančura

1891 - 1942

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Vladislav Vančura (Czech: [ˈvlaɟɪslaf ˈvantʃura]; 23 June 1891 – 1 June 1942) was a Czech writer. He was also active as a film director, playwright and screenwriter. A member of the Czech resistance during WWII, he was captured and murdered by the Nazis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladislav Vančura is the 3,492nd most popular writer (down from 3,187th in 2019), the 440th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 405th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Czech Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Vladislav Vančura ranks 3,492 out of 7,302. Before him are René Barjavel, Jędrzej Śniadecki, Gabrielle Roy, Ahmad Shamlou, Lajos Bíró, and Doppo Kunikida. After him are Moses ibn Ezra, Zacharias Werner, Niklaus Manuel Deutsch, H.D., Alf Prøysen, and Max Aub.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Vladislav Vančura ranks 159. Before him are Franz Kaiser, Henry Tandey, Kurt von der Chevallerie, Richard Tauber, Ágnes Esterházy, and Hamo Beknazarian. After him are Paul Grüninger, Princess Pilar of Bavaria, E. A. Dupont, Ted Meredith, Victoria Kent, and R. Norris Williams. Among people deceased in 1942, Vladislav Vančura ranks 138. Before him are Mordechai Gebirtig, Roberto Arlt, Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, Wojciech Kossak, Daniel Alomía Robles, and Jack Greenwell. After him are Emil von Sauer, Joseph Larmor, Juhan Kukk, Xiao Hong, Gerard Philips, and Natalya Kovshova.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Vladislav Vančura ranks 440 out of 1,200. Before him are Koloman Gögh (1948), Joseph von Führich (1800), Leo Fall (1873), Hans Tropsch (1889), Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra (1816), and Karl Freund (1890). After him are František Čapek (1914), Vlastimil Kopecký (1912), Jan Kalivoda (1801), František Veselý (1943), František Junek (1907), and Rudolf Charousek (1873).

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Among WRITERS In Czechia

Among writers born in Czechia, Vladislav Vančura ranks 44. Before him are Tom Stoppard (1937), Fritz Mauthner (1849), Viktor Dyk (1877), Karel Píč (1920), Karel Havlíček Borovský (1821), and Alois Musil (1868). After him are Václav Hanka (1791), Karel Kryl (1944), Arnošt Lustig (1926), Jiří Dienstbier (1937), Jiří Wolker (1900), and Jaroslav Vrchlický (1853).

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