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Zacharias Werner

1768 - 1823

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Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner (18 November 1768 – 17 January 1823) was a German poet, dramatist, and preacher. As a dramatist, he is known mainly for inaugurating the era of the so-called "tragedies of fate". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zacharias Werner is the 3,494th most popular writer (down from 3,100th in 2019), the 1,231st most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,144th in 2019) and the 145th most popular Russian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zacharias Werner ranks 3,494 out of 7,302Before him are Gabrielle Roy, Ahmad Shamlou, Lajos Bíró, Doppo Kunikida, Vladislav Vančura, and Moses ibn Ezra. After him are Niklaus Manuel Deutsch, H.D., Alf Prøysen, Max Aub, Édouard Drumont, and Tariq Ali.

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Among people born in 1768, Zacharias Werner ranks 33Before him are Dolley Madison, Maria Wirtemberska, Maria Edgeworth, Jacques Lauriston, Agustín Eyzaguirre, and Jędrzej Śniadecki. After him are Kaʻahumanu, Anthony Carlisle, Johann Michael Vogl, Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, and Friedrich von Adelung. Among people deceased in 1823, Zacharias Werner ranks 23Before him are Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg, Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski, Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg, Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, Iosif Igelström, and Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein. After him are William Playfair, Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen, Henry Raeburn, Antonio Nariño, Grace Elliott, and Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Zacharias Werner ranks 1,231 out of 3,761Before him are Sergey Surovikin (1966), Stanisław Leśniewski (1886), Sadri Maksudi Arsal (1878), Valery Afanassiev (1947), Fedor Ozep (1895), and Aleksandr Deyneka (1899). After him are Erkki Melartin (1875), Serge Poliakoff (1900), Vladimir Steklov (1864), Kir Bulychev (1934), Nikolai Kuznetsov (1911), and Sandra Kalniete (1952).

Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Zacharias Werner ranks 145Before him are Yulian Semyonov (1931), Denis Davydov (1784), Aino Kallas (1878), Alexander Sumarokov (1717), Lyudmila Petrushevskaya (1938), and Guzal Sitdikova (1952). After him are Kir Bulychev (1934), Boris Polevoy (1908), Veijo Meri (1928), Victor Pelevin (1962), Yuri Rytkheu (1930), and Vera Komissarzhevskaya (1864).