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Peter Wessel Zapffe

1899 - 1990

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Peter Wessel Zapffe (18 December 1899 – 12 October 1990) was a Norwegian philosopher, author, artist, lawyer and mountaineer. He is often noted for his philosophically pessimistic and fatalistic view of human existence. His system of philosophy was inspired by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, as well as his firm advocacy of antinatalism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Wessel Zapffe has received more than 366,805 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Peter Wessel Zapffe is the 3,522nd most popular writer (down from 3,264th in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from Norway (up from 217th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Peter Wessel Zapffe ranks 3,522 out of 5,755Before him are Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Ronald Harwood, Chögyam Trungpa, Alfred Kerr, Leopold Zunz, and David Bergelson. After him are Henrietta Szold, Ildefonso Falcones, Donna Tartt, Gertrude Jekyll, Gustaf Fröding, and Elena Văcărescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Peter Wessel Zapffe ranks 155Before him are Jón Leifs, Silvestre Revueltas, Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg, Edward Chamberlin, Gale Sondergaard, and Nie Rongzhen. After him are Josep Tarradellas, Harald Tammer, Carlo Rosselli, Haddon Sundblom, Jafar Jabbarly, and Filipp Oktyabrsky. Among people deceased in 1990, Peter Wessel Zapffe ranks 144Before him are Berta Karlik, Alfred Sauvy, Sabicas, Štefan Čambal, Alberto Lleras Camargo, and Herbert Wehner. After him are Marie-Dominique Chenu, Cemal Süreya, Alexander Men, Anne Revere, René David, and Joel McCrea.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Peter Wessel Zapffe ranks 205 out of 927Before him are Christopher Hansteen (1784), Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), Odvar Nordli (1927), Alf Prøysen (1914), Sverre Hassel (1876), and Eva Joly (1943). After him are Martinus Rørbye (1803), Haakon Ericsson (995), Nina Grieg (1845), Gerhard Munthe (1849), Arnfinn Bergmann (1928), and Þorbjörn Hornklofi (900).

Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Peter Wessel Zapffe ranks 37Before him are Sigurd Hoel (1890), Johan Herman Wessel (1742), Gunnar Staalesen (1947), Per Petterson (1952), Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), and Alf Prøysen (1914). After him are Þorbjörn Hornklofi (900), Lars Saabye Christensen (1953), Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), Johan Turi (1854), and Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (900).