WRITER

Hans Hellmut Kirst

1914 - 1989

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Hans Hellmut Kirst (5 December 1914 – 23 February 1989) was a German novelist and the author of 46 books, many of which were translated into English. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Hellmut Kirst has received more than 105,902 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Hans Hellmut Kirst is the 2,658th most popular writer (down from 2,351st in 2019), the 599th most popular biography from Poland (down from 513th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Polish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Null-acht fünfzehn
Fiction, Literature, World War, 1939-1945
1954
Aufstand der Soldaten
Assassination attempt, 1944 (July 20), Attempted assassination, Fiction
1965
The return of Gunner Asch
World War, 1939-1945, Fiction
1957
08/15
Fiction, World War, 1939-1945
1957
What became of Gunner Asch
1963
Fabrik der Offiziere
Fiction, Gay soldiers, German fiction
1960

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hans Hellmut Kirst ranks 2,658 out of 7,302. Before him are Àngel Guimerà, Mirra Alfassa, Stanko Vraz, Polemon I of Pontus, William Goldman, and Jim Corbett. After him are Valentin Rasputin, Béla Király, Gustav Schwab, Michael Cunningham, Petrus Comestor, and Samson Raphael Hirsch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Hans Hellmut Kirst ranks 134. Before him are Saul Steinberg, Lakshmi Sahgal, Adriaan Blaauw, Sergej Kraigher, Giorgio Almirante, and Ken Annakin. After him are Ralph Erskine, George Tabori, Unity Mitford, Jerry Siegel, Dobri Dobrev, and Akira Matsunaga. Among people deceased in 1989, Hans Hellmut Kirst ranks 109. Before him are Mel Blanc, Edward Ochab, Leyla Mammadbeyova, Gilbert Simondon, Elisaveta Bykova, and Prince Wolfgang of Hesse. After him are Harry Andrews, Richie Ginther, Yūsaku Matsuda, Gerhard Schröder, Arnaldo Ochoa, and Michał Rola-Żymierski.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Hans Hellmut Kirst ranks 599 out of 1,694. Before him are Krystyna Janda (1952), Krzysztof Wielicki (1950), Leo White (1882), Karol Lipiński (1790), Andrzej Munk (1921), and Zbigniew Religa (1938). After him are Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania (1318), Michael O. Rabin (1931), Wolfgang Weber (1944), Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro (1926), Wojciech Has (1925), and Wolfgang Schmieder (1901).

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Among WRITERS In Poland

Among writers born in Poland, Hans Hellmut Kirst ranks 60. Before him are Wanda Wasilewska (1905), Lidia Zamenhof (1904), Jerzy Andrzejewski (1909), Ewald Christian von Kleist (1715), Ignacy Krasicki (1735), and Isaac Deutscher (1907). After him are Tadeusz Różewicz (1921), Adam Michnik (1946), Aleksander Fredro (1793), Alfred Kerr (1867), Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski (1595), and Nathan Alterman (1910).

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