Arthur Koestler was born on September 5, 1905[1], in Budapest[2]. He died on March 1, 1983[3], in London[4]. He worked as a writer[5], philosopher[6], novelist[7], journalist[8], and screenwriter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,627 views/month, #6,701 of 1,000,298).[10]
Things named for Arthur Koestler include 75063 Koestler[47], an asteroid[48].
Why It Matters
Arthur Koestler has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
He has been cited as an influence by Helen MacInnes[51], a librarian[52], 1907–1985[53], of United Kingdom[54].
Works attributed to him include Darkness at Noon[55], a literary work[56], founded in 1940[57]; The Thirteenth Tribe[58], a written work[59]; The God that Failed[60], a written work[61], written by Louis Fischer[62]; The Roots of Coincidence[63], a literary work[64]; The Sleepwalkers[65], a written work[66]; and Scum of the Earth[67], a literary work[68], founded in 1941[69]. Entities named for him include 75063 Koestler[47], an asteroid[48].
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