WRITER

Dietrich Eckart

1868 - 1923

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Dietrich Eckart (German: [ˈɛkaʁt]; 23 March 1868 – 26 December 1923) was a German völkisch poet, playwright, journalist, publicist, and political activist who was one of the founders of the German Workers' Party, the precursor of the Nazi Party. Eckart was a key influence on Adolf Hitler in the early years of the Party, the original publisher of the party newspaper, the Völkischer Beobachter ("Folkist Observer"), and the lyricist of the first party anthem, "Sturmlied" ("Storming Song"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dietrich Eckart has received more than 1,118,196 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Dietrich Eckart is the 615th most popular writer (down from 567th in 2019), the 580th most popular biography from Germany (down from 546th in 2019) and the 34th most popular German Writer.

Dietrich Eckart is most famous for being one of the founders of the Nazi party. He was a prominent member of the party and helped Hitler in his rise to power.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dietrich Eckart ranks 615 out of 7,302. Before him are Columella, Alexander Herzen, Stieg Larsson, Madame Roland, Ferenc Molnár, and Anton Makarenko. After him are Olga Tokarczuk, Bert Hellinger, Louisa May Alcott, Émile Verhaeren, Leo Africanus, and Tirso de Molina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Dietrich Eckart ranks 24. Before him are Paul Claudel, Gaston Leroux, Gustav Meyrink, Huo Yuanjia, Gertrude Bell, and Robert Falcon Scott. After him are August Horch, Felix Hoffmann, Vittorio Monti, Edmond Rostand, Scott Joplin, and Henrietta Swan Leavitt. Among people deceased in 1923, Dietrich Eckart ranks 14. Before him are Jaroslav Hašek, Constantine I of Greece, Pancho Villa, Warren G. Harding, Joaquín Sorolla, and Pierre Loti. After him are Julius Martov, Damdin Sükhbaatar, Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, Katherine Mansfield, James Dewar, and George Hendrik Breitner.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Dietrich Eckart ranks 580 out of 7,253. Before him are Elisabeth of Wied (1843), Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817), Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (1792), Horst Wessel (1907), Otto Rehhagel (1938), and Friedrich List (1789). After him are Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811), Bert Hellinger (1925), Walter Scheel (1919), Roman Herzog (1934), Robert the Strong (900), and Widukind (755).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Dietrich Eckart ranks 34. Before him are Jean Paul (1763), Patrick Süskind (1949), Klaus Mann (1906), Lion Feuchtwanger (1884), Erich Kästner (1899), and Elisabeth of Wied (1843). After him are Bert Hellinger (1925), August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767), Ludwig Tieck (1773), Bettina von Arnim (1785), Hugo Ball (1886), and Georg Büchner (1813).

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