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Erik Hornung

1933 - 2022

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Erik Hornung (28 January 1933 – 11 July 2022) was a Latvian-born German Egyptologist and one of the most influential modern writers on ancient Egyptian religion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erik Hornung has received more than 51,241 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Hornung is the 4,641st most popular writer, the 132nd most popular biography from Latvia and the 17th most popular Latvian Writer.

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  • 51k

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  • 48.61

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.73

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  • 1.56

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Notable Works

Das Grab des Haremhab im Tal der Könige
Tomb
1971
Einführung in die Ägyptologie
Egyptology
1967
Der Eine und die Vielen
Religion, Egyptian Gods, Götter
1971
Altägyptische Jenseitsbücher
Book of that which is in the nether world, Egyptian Incantations, Religion
1997
Grundzüge der ägyptischen Geschichte
History, Egypt, history, to 640 a.d., History, ancient
1965
Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt
Goddesses, Egyptian Gods, Dieux égyptiens
1982

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Erik Hornung ranks 4,641 out of 7,302. Before him are Kostas Karyotakis, Shuntarō Tanikawa, Lin Shu, Zane Grey, Vitaly Bianki, and Cerverí de Girona. After him are Virginie Ancelot, Levon Shant, Ole Lund Kirkegaard, Sarah Kane, Grace Aguilar, and Margarita Aliger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Erik Hornung ranks 333. Before him are Galina Volchek, Irma Serrano, Imre Nagy, Knut Johannesen, Tsai Chin, and Wayne Rogers. After him are Severino Poletto, László Kovács, Maurizio Arena, Miriam Stevenson, Jean Vautrin, and Ruth Arnon. Among people deceased in 2022, Erik Hornung ranks 331. Before him are Michel Subor, Jacob Nena, Hugo Fernández, Regimantas Adomaitis, Magomedali Magomedov, and Dan Graham. After him are Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Alexandra Zabelina, Severino Poletto, Stanisław Kowalski, Martin Bangemann, and Luiz of Orléans-Braganza.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Erik Hornung ranks 132 out of 323. Before him are Alfrēds Rubiks (1935), Augusts Kirhenšteins (1872), Māris Kučinskis (1961), Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov (1948), Matvei Gedenshtrom (1780), and Grzegorz Fitelberg (1879). After him are Helmuts Balderis (1952), Aleksandrs Čaks (1901), Eliyahu Rips (1948), Rutanya Alda (1942), Evika Siliņa (1975), and Jānis Daliņš (1904).

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Among WRITERS In Latvia

Among writers born in Latvia, Erik Hornung ranks 17. Before him are Yury Tynyanov (1894), Krišjānis Barons (1835), Vizma Belševica (1931), Zenta Mauriņa (1897), Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1863), and Garlieb Merkel (1769). After him are Aleksandrs Čaks (1901), Werner Bergengruen (1892), Imants Ziedonis (1933), Andrejs Upīts (1877), Anna Brigadere (1861), and Kārlis Skalbe (1879).

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