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Wolfdietrich Schnurre

1920 - 1989

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Wolfdietrich Schnurre (22 August 1920 – 9 June 1989) was a German writer. Best known for his short stories, he also wrote tales, diaries, poems, radio plays, and children's books. Born in Frankfurt am Main, and later raised in Berlin-Weißensee, he grew up in a lower-middle class family and did not receive a post-secondary education. He served in Nazi Germany's army from 1939 until 1945, when he escaped from a prisoner camp after having been arrested for desertion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Wolfdietrich Schnurre is the 6,075th most popular writer (up from 6,210th in 2024), the 5,447th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,523rd in 2019) and the 348th most popular German Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wolfdietrich Schnurre ranks 6,075 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexander Amfiteatrov, Gustav Hasford, Michael Swanwick, Maxine Kumin, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, and Gen Urobuchi. After him are Eldridge Cleaver, Anthony Powell, Mary Lamb, Antonín Sova, Manuel Rojas, and David Simon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Wolfdietrich Schnurre ranks 404. Before him are Luisa Cuesta, Václav Havel, Jack Rowley, Ella Raines, Arthur Wint, and Lamberto Dalla Costa. After him are Man Mohan Adhikari, Simon Pimenta, Michael Bates, Errol Barrow, Paul Scott, and Jean Dutourd. Among people deceased in 1989, Wolfdietrich Schnurre ranks 274. Before him are Norma Varden, Ludwig Schuberth, Edvin Laine, Lynn Bari, John Pritchard, and Chris Gueffroy. After him are Egon Orowan, Stella Gibbons, Ewan MacColl, Elaine de Kooning, S. David Griggs, and Rebecca Schaeffer.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfdietrich Schnurre ranks 5,450 out of 7,253. Before him are Barbara Petzold (1955), Rosa Kellner (1910), Gert Hofmann (1931), Ines Diers (1963), Harald Norpoth (1942), and Hugo Dollheiser (1927). After him are Wolfgang Sidka (1954), Annemarie Buchner (1924), Margitta Pufe (1952), Jörg Heinrich (1969), Volker Weidler (1962), and Liesel Westermann (1944).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Wolfdietrich Schnurre ranks 348. Before him are Brigitte Kronauer (1940), Douglas Coupland (1961), Monika Maron (1941), Greg Iles (1960), Wolfgang Hohlbein (1953), and Gert Hofmann (1931). After him are Ralph Giordano (1923), Ralf König (1960), Frank Schätzing (1957), Edith Hamilton (1867), Kerstin Gier (1966), and Charlotte Link (1963).

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