WRITER

Arno Schmidt

1914 - 1979

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Arno Schmidt (German: [ˈaʁno ʃmɪt] ; 18 January 1914 – 3 June 1979) was a German author and translator. He is little known outside of German-speaking areas, in part because his works present a formidable challenge to translators. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arno Schmidt has received more than 152,558 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Arno Schmidt is the 3,073rd most popular writer (down from 3,037th in 2019), the 3,218th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,068th in 2019) and the 195th most popular German Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Kühe in Halbtrauer
Das steinerne Herz
Leviathan
Die Gelehrtenrepublik
Das essayistische Werk zur deutschen Literatur
Chef's Book of Formulas, Yields and Sizes
Quantity cookery, Cooking & Food, Nonfiction
The ultimate quick-reference cost control resource for busy kitchens The Chef's Book of Formulas, Yields, and Sizes is a powerful tool for controlling food costs in any foodservice operation. Now in an updated third edition, this encyclopedic reference is packed with helpful, practical information, including kitchen yields for more than 2,000 ingredients listed by food groups, sample purchase quantities, suggested serving sizes, tips and tricks for working with various ingredients, and other helpful tools for getting the most out of any size budget. This Third Edition broadens the knowledge of seasoned chefs and novices alike with new material on 150 previously unlisted ingredients, as well as: Coverage of ingredients unique to Indian, Chinese, Latin, and Japanese cooking Information on caloric counts, nutrition, and seasonal foods Serving sizes accepted in most fine restaurants A versatile, exhaustive resource, the Chef's Book of Formulas, Yields, and Sizes also offers many informative, easy-to-read tables for quick access to facts on can and bottle sizes, weights and measures, steam table pan sizes, and table and tablecloth sizes, as well as more than fifty basic, large-quantity recipes for mousses, soups, dough, cakes, and much more. The Chef's Book of Formulas, Yields, and Sizes, Third Edition is absolutely indispensable for any foodservice professional who must calculate costs for inventory management or determine exact measurements for portion control.

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Arno Schmidt ranks 3,073 out of 7,302Before him are Charles-Louis Philippe, Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, Subh-i-Azal, Lois Lowry, Wang Bo, and Abdulah Sidran. After him are Banjo Paterson, Robert Fisk, Antonio Fogazzaro, Abbās al-Aqqād, William Ernest Henley, and Yulian Semyonov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Arno Schmidt ranks 165Before him are Gretel Bergmann, Max Wünsche, Viola Desmond, Adolf Diekmann, Sarla Thakral, and Norman McLaren. After him are Zivia Lubetkin, Sisowath Sirik Matak, Max Manus, Ehmetjan Qasim, Hernán Siles Zuazo, and Poul Hartling. Among people deceased in 1979, Arno Schmidt ranks 118Before him are Frederick Stafford, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Ita Rina, Ján Kadár, Vsevolod Bobrov, and José Della Torre. After him are Johan Borgen, Ludwig Renn, Kurt Jooss, Ivar Johansson, Issa Pliyev, and John Cromwell.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Arno Schmidt ranks 3,218 out of 7,253Before him are Gerardus Vossius (1577), Dieter Hoeneß (1953), Rosemarie Ackermann (1952), Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1658), Heinrich Karl Brugsch (1827), and Jörg Breu the Elder (1475). After him are Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723), Heike Drechsler (1964), Sandra Hüller (1978), Albert III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (1373), Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1905), and Kurt Hahn (1886).

Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Arno Schmidt ranks 195Before him are Alfred Andersch (1914), Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths (1759), Picander (1700), Friedrich Wolf (1888), Richard Dehmel (1863), and Hans Erich Nossack (1901). After him are Elia Levita (1469), Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (1826), Walter Hasenclever (1890), Christoph Friedrich Nicolai (1733), Georg Sauerwein (1831), and Paul Fleming (1609).