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Hans Carossa

1878 - 1956

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Hans Carossa (15 December 1878 in Bad Tölz, Kingdom of Bavaria – 12 September 1956 in Rittsteig near Passau) was a German novelist and poet, known mostly for his autobiographical novels, and his inner emigration during the Nazi era. He studied medicine, working as a field surgeon from 1916 to 1918. He was awarded the Swiss Gottfried Keller Prize in 1931, and the Goethe Prize in 1938. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Carossa has received more than 42,367 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Carossa is the 4,007th most popular writer, the 4,002nd most popular biography from Germany and the 242nd most popular German Writer.

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  • 57.01

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hans Carossa ranks 4,007 out of 7,302. Before him are Jacob of Edessa, Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Cesare Balbo, Jane Dieulafoy, Akram Aylisli, and Cora Sandel. After him are Abel Bonnard, Edith Bruck, Karin Michaëlis, Melissa Mathison, Lloyd Alexander, and Amir Hamzah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Hans Carossa ranks 147. Before him are Ernst Hoppenberg, Siamanto, William Orpen, Artur Kapp, Gaston Alibert, and Demetrios Petrokokkinos. After him are Richard Sheldon, Peyo Yavorov, Edith Hannam, Jean Becquerel, Leonhard Kaupisch, and Rudolf Walden. Among people deceased in 1956, Hans Carossa ranks 130. Before him are Willem Hendrik Keesom, Herminio Masantonio, Ostap Vyshnya, Zoltán Halmay, Emmanouil Tsouderos, and Johnny Claes. After him are Lorenzo Perosi, Violet Gibson, Lars Sonck, Walther Kossel, Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, and Touria Chaoui.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Carossa ranks 4,002 out of 7,253. Before him are Julius Reubke (1834), Michael Artin (1934), Felix Hoppe-Seyler (1825), Eva Hesse (1936), Hannelore Elsner (1942), and Emil Welti (1825). After him are Michael Stich (1968), Wolfgang Dremmler (1954), Otto Ludwig (1813), Charles Régnier (1914), Rudolf Augstein (1923), and Albert von Le Coq (1860).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Hans Carossa ranks 242. Before him are Leopold Zunz (1794), Max Lange (1832), Philipp Nicolai (1556), Emmy Hennings (1885), Wilferd Madelung (1930), and Sarah Kirsch (1935). After him are Otto Ludwig (1813), Oskar Maria Graf (1894), Theodor Plievier (1892), James Krüss (1926), Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg (1613), and Emanuel Geibel (1815).

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