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Karlheinz Deschner

1924 - 2014

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Karl Heinrich Leopold Deschner (23 May 1924 – 8 April 2014) was a German researcher and writer who achieved public attention in Europe for his trenchant and fiercely critical treatment of Christianity in general and the Catholic Church in particular, as expressed in several articles and books, culminating in his 10 volume Christianity's Criminal History (Kriminalgeschichte des Christentums, Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karlheinz Deschner has received more than 73,876 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Karlheinz Deschner is the 2,293rd most popular writer (down from 2,224th in 2019), the 2,422nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,324th in 2019) and the 146th most popular German Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Karlheinz Deschner ranks 2,293 out of 7,302. Before him are Bálint Balassi, José-Maria de Heredia, Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, Jean Raspail, José Zorrilla, and Jaan Kaplinski. After him are George Adamski, Phylarchus, Wieland Wagner, Solomon Perel, Archibald Gracie IV, and Drago Jančar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Karlheinz Deschner ranks 141. Before him are Chet Atkins, Mohammed Rafi, Alime Abdenanova, George Mikan, Charles Bachman, and Lefter Küçükandonyadis. After him are Carlo Bergonzi, Margit Sandemo, Donatas Banionis, William Auld, Grégoire Kayibanda, and Shintaro Abe. Among people deceased in 2014, Karlheinz Deschner ranks 129. Before him are Wolfhart Pannenberg, Francisco Gabica, Marie Dubois, Alexander Imich, Peter Sculthorpe, and Cristina Deutekom. After him are Gloria Leonard, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Lorna Wing, Carlo Bergonzi, Donatas Banionis, and Tatiana Samoilova.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karlheinz Deschner ranks 2,422 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinz Rühmann (1902), Wilhelm Schmidt (1868), Anna Schäffer (1882), John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1550), Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller (1725), and Sahra Wagenknecht (1969). After him are Hans Tilkowski (1935), Winfried Schäfer (1950), Oskar Barnack (1879), Wieland Wagner (1917), Lujo Brentano (1844), and Princess Hilda of Nassau (1864).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Karlheinz Deschner ranks 146. Before him are Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918), Ernst von Salomon (1902), Erich Mühsam (1878), Elisabeth of Schönau (1129), Udo Lindenberg (1946), and August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796). After him are Wieland Wagner (1917), Solomon Perel (1925), Berthold Auerbach (1812), Armin T. Wegner (1886), Jakub Bart-Ćišinski (1856), and Edith Hamilton (1867).

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