Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marcel Reich-Ranicki

Polish-born German literary critic

Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1920

Place of Birth: Włocławek, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 18-Sep-2013

Profession: writer, diplomat, television presenter, university teacher, journalist, literary editor, literary critic, autobiographer

Nationality: Poland, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Marcel Reich-Ranicki (German: [ma??'s?l '?a?ç ?a'n?tski]; 2 June 1920 – 18 September 2013) was a Polish-born German literary critic and member of the literary group Gruppe 47.
He was regarded as one of the most influential contemporary literary critics in the field of German literature and has often been called Literaturpapst ("Pope of Literature") in Germany.