FILM DIRECTOR

Hans Hass

1919 - 2013

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Hans Hass (23 January 1919 – 16 June 2013) was an Austrian biologist and underwater diving pioneer. He was known mainly for being among the first scientists to popularise coral reefs, stingrays, octopuses and sharks. He pioneered the making of documentaries filmed underwater and led the development of a type of rebreather. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Hass has received more than 207,054 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Hans Hass is the 729th most popular film director (down from 675th in 2019), the 699th most popular biography from Austria (down from 636th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Austrian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hans Hass ranks 729 out of 2,041Before him are Jack Arnold, Emile Ardolino, Clyde Geronimi, Alexei Uchitel, Dan O'Bannon, and Rudolph Maté. After him are Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Konrad Wolf, Jaromil Jireš, Pupi Avati, Karel Lamač, and James Whale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Hans Hass ranks 174Before him are Pál Losonczi, Tatyana Baramzina, Rocky Graziano, Angelo Felici, John Ljunggren, and George Shearing. After him are Gayatri Devi, Arthur Cronquist, Gert Fredriksson, François Bordes, Gilles Andriamahazo, and Ivan Sidorenko. Among people deceased in 2013, Hans Hass ranks 232Before him are George Duke, Henri Alleg, Barry Jackson, August Schellenberg, Emile Griffith, and Norma Bengell. After him are Daniel Duval, Natalya Gorbanevskaya, Zdeněk Zikán, Hiroshi Nakajima, Gerda Lerner, and John Tavener.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Hans Hass ranks 699 out of 1,424Before him are Leopold Hofmann (1738), Heinz von Foerster (1911), Alfréd Wetzler (1918), Rudolf von Alt (1812), Heinz Weixelbraun (1963), and Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. (1828). After him are Josef Hickersberger (1948), Mateo Kovačić (1994), Franz Josef Popp (1886), Josef Uridil (1895), Helene Engelmann (1898), and Jacob Taubes (1923).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Austria

Among film directors born in Austria, Hans Hass ranks 11Before him are Gustav Ucicky (1899), Alexander Korda (1893), Ernst Marischka (1893), Ulrich Seidl (1952), Francis Lawrence (1971), and Richard Oswald (1880). After him are Harald Reinl (1908), Joe May (1880), Franz Antel (1913), Leopold Lindtberg (1902), Stefan Ruzowitzky (1961), and Luise Fleck (1873).

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