WRITER

Marcel Reich-Ranicki

1920 - 2013

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Marcel Reich-Ranicki (German: [maʁˈsɛl ˌʁaɪçʁaˈnɪtskiː]; 2 June 1920 – 18 September 2013) was a Polish-born German literary critic and member of the informal literary association Gruppe 47. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcel Reich-Ranicki has received more than 170,874 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Marcel Reich-Ranicki is the 2,030th most popular writer (down from 1,966th in 2019), the 461st most popular biography from Poland (down from 430th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Polish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

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  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

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  • 5.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Lauter Verrisse
Criticism, German literature, History and criticism
Nachprüfung
Biography, German Authors, German fiction
Mein Leben
Critics, Excerpts, Biography
Über Ruhestörer
German literature, History and criticism, Intellectual life
Wer schreibt, provoziert
German literature, History and criticism
Deutsche Literatur in West und Ost
Bio-bibliography, German literature, History and criticism

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Marcel Reich-Ranicki ranks 2,030 out of 7,302Before him are Jean Starobinski, Cassius Longinus, Karen Armstrong, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Wahb ibn Munabbih, and Bob Woodward. After him are Aloysius Bertrand, Alciphron, Jean Paulhan, Sulpicia, Menander Protector, and Carl Zuckmayer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Marcel Reich-Ranicki ranks 132Before him are Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Albert Memmi, Yegor Ligachyov, Václav Neumann, Pran, and Jean Starobinski. After him are John Maynard Smith, Nobuyuki Kato, Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, George Shultz, Jean Carmet, and Zao Wou-Ki. Among people deceased in 2013, Marcel Reich-Ranicki ranks 118Before him are Zillur Rahman, Pietro Mennea, Yevdokiya Mekshilo, Seki Matsunaga, Dennis Farina, and Pran. After him are Tony Lip, Aslan Usoyan, Henning Larsen, Dominique Venner, Sergiu Nicolaescu, and Ali Kafi.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Marcel Reich-Ranicki ranks 461 out of 1,694Before him are Izabela Czartoryska (1746), Zygmunt Berling (1896), Hans Jeschonnek (1899), Julian Tuwim (1894), Samuel Goldwyn (1879), and Max Factor (1877). After him are Wolf Messing (1899), Gottfried Achenwall (1719), Friedrich Graf von Wrangel (1784), Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski (1734), Paul Wegener (1874), and Maria Konopnicka (1842).

Among WRITERS In Poland

Among writers born in Poland, Marcel Reich-Ranicki ranks 42Before him are Stanisław Wyspiański (1869), I. L. Peretz (1852), Stanisław Przybyszewski (1868), Uri Orlev (1931), Izabela Czartoryska (1746), and Julian Tuwim (1894). After him are Maria Konopnicka (1842), Cyprian Norwid (1821), Sholem Asch (1880), Stefania Wilczyńska (1886), Alexander Imich (1903), and Piotr Skarga (1536).