WRITER

Frank Wedekind

1864 - 1918

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Benjamin Franklin Wedekind (July 24, 1864 – March 9, 1918) was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes (particularly towards sex), is considered to anticipate expressionism and was influential in the development of epic theatre. In the English-speaking world, before 2006 Wedekind was best known for the "Lulu" cycle, a two-play series—Erdgeist (Earth Spirit, 1895) and Die Büchse der Pandora (Pandora's Box, 1904)—centered on a young dancer/adventuress of mysterious origin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Wedekind has received more than 344,827 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Frank Wedekind is the 851st most popular writer (down from 823rd in 2019), the 805th most popular biography from Germany and the 49th most popular German Writer.

Frank Wedekind is most famous for his play "Spring Awakening," which is about the physical and emotional awakening of young people.

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  • 340k

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  • 63.02

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  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Gesammelte Werke
1913
Erdgeist
German drama
1913
Die Büchse der Pandora
19044 / 5
Spring's Awakening
Adolescence
18005 / 5
Der Marquis von Keith
1921
The Lulu plays & other sex tragedies
English drama
1969

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Frank Wedekind ranks 851 out of 7,302. Before him are Heliodorus of Emesa, Juliette Récamier, Varlam Shalamov, W. H. Auden, Stesichorus, and Jules Renard. After him are Ahmed Deedat, Vicente Aleixandre, Meša Selimović, Philippe Ariès, Jan Neruda, and Ibn al-Jawzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Frank Wedekind ranks 21. Before him are Dmitri Ivanovsky, Rudolf Kjellén, Heinrich Wölfflin, Vilhelm Hammershøi, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, and Jules Renard. After him are Alexej von Jawlensky, Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach, Branislav Nušić, Yun Chi-ho, Princess Zorka of Montenegro, and Nellie Bly. Among people deceased in 1918, Frank Wedekind ranks 36. Before him are Frederick Trump, Ferdinand Hodler, Edmond Rostand, Hermann Cohen, Arrigo Boito, and Paul Vidal de La Blache. After him are Lili Boulanger, István Tisza, Eusebi Güell, Andrew Dickson White, Anna Dostoevskaya, and Emil Jellinek.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frank Wedekind ranks 805 out of 7,253. Before him are Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925), Jürgen Prochnow (1941), Max Schmeling (1905), Hans-Valentin Hube (1890), Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629), and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (1573). After him are Herschel Grynszpan (1921), Hugo Sperrle (1885), Agnes of Merania (1175), Boris Becker (1967), Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946), and Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1441).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Frank Wedekind ranks 49. Before him are Wilhelm Hauff (1802), Marie d'Agoult (1805), Karl Harrer (1890), Theodor Fontane (1819), Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724), and Thietmar of Merseburg (975). After him are Peter Weiss (1916), Bernhard Schlink (1944), Hans Fallada (1893), Stefan George (1868), Achim von Arnim (1781), and Anna Seghers (1900).

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