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Carl Blechen
1798 - 1840
Carl Blechen
Carl Eduard Ferdinand Blechen (29 July 1798 – 23 July 1840) was a German landscape painter and a professor at the Academy of Arts, Berlin. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Blechen has received more than 66,680 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Carl Blechen is the 1,307th most popular painter (down from 1,291st in 2019), the 3,512th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,458th in 2019) and the 117th most popular German Painter.
Memorability Metrics
67k
Page Views (PV)
51.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.36
Effective Languages (L*)
2.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Carl Blechen ranks 1,307 out of 2,023. Before him are Philip Guston, Marlene Dumas, On Kawara, Giovanni Santi, Godfried Schalcken, and Echion. After him are Urs Graf, Janis Rozentāls, Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval, Childe Hassam, Élisabeth Sophie Chéron, and Zhang Xuan.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPhilip Guston
1913 - 1980
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 1,301
Marlene Dumas
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 1,302
On Kawara
1932 - 2014
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 1,303
Giovanni Santi
1435 - 1494
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 1,304
Godfried Schalcken
1643 - 1706
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 1,305
Echion
350 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 1,306
Carl Blechen
1798 - 1840
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 1,307
Urs Graf
1485 - 1528
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 1,308
Janis Rozentāls
1866 - 1916
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 1,309
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval
1885 - 1972
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 1,310
Childe Hassam
1859 - 1935
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 1,311
Élisabeth Sophie Chéron
1648 - 1711
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 1,312
Zhang Xuan
713 - 755
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 1,313
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1798, Carl Blechen ranks 29. Before him are Jules Armand Dufaure, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Charles Wilkes, Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud, Sophronius IV of Alexandria, and Willibald Alexis. After him are Macedonio Melloni, Alexei Lvov, Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui, Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, Anton Delvig, and Friedrich Robert Faehlmann. Among people deceased in 1840, Carl Blechen ranks 34. Before him are John Cockerill, Karl Otfried Müller, Johann Michael Vogl, Frances Burney, Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier, and Dingane kaSenzangakhona. After him are Sidney Smith, Franz Meyen, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Anthony Carlisle, Karl Leberecht Immermann, and Joseph Johann von Littrow.
Others Born in 1798
Go to all RankingsJules Armand Dufaure
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1881
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 23
Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume
BUSINESSPERSON
1798 - 1875
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 24
Charles Wilkes
EXPLORER
1798 - 1877
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 25
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1798 - 1854
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 26
Sophronius IV of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1798 - 1899
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 27
Willibald Alexis
WRITER
1798 - 1871
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 28
Carl Blechen
PAINTER
1798 - 1840
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 29
Macedonio Melloni
PHYSICIST
1798 - 1854
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 30
Alexei Lvov
COMPOSER
1798 - 1870
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 31
Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui
ECONOMIST
1798 - 1854
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 32
Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont
ENGINEER
1798 - 1874
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 33
Anton Delvig
WRITER
1798 - 1831
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 34
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann
PHYSICIAN
1798 - 1850
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1840
Go to all RankingsJohn Cockerill
BUSINESSPERSON
1790 - 1840
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 28
Karl Otfried Müller
HISTORIAN
1797 - 1840
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 29
Johann Michael Vogl
SINGER
1768 - 1840
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 30
Frances Burney
WRITER
1752 - 1840
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 31
Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier
MATHEMATICIAN
1750 - 1840
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 32
Dingane kaSenzangakhona
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1840
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 33
Carl Blechen
PAINTER
1798 - 1840
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 34
Sidney Smith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1764 - 1840
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 35
Franz Meyen
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1840
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 36
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
BIOLOGIST
1783 - 1840
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 37
Anthony Carlisle
PHYSICIAN
1768 - 1840
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 38
Karl Leberecht Immermann
WRITER
1796 - 1840
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 39
Joseph Johann von Littrow
ASTRONOMER
1781 - 1840
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 40
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Carl Blechen ranks 3,512 out of 7,253. Before him are Erich Salomon (1886), Paul Dessau (1894), Franz John (1872), Conrad of Urach (1170), Herbert Erhardt (1930), and Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1581). After him are Curt Haase (1881), Philipp Spitta (1841), Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher (1817), Gerhard von Schwerin (1899), Max von Hausen (1846), and Archibald Reiss (1875).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsErich Salomon
PHOTOGRAPHER
1886 - 1944
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 3,506
Paul Dessau
COMPOSER
1894 - 1979
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 3,507
Franz John
SOCCER PLAYER
1872 - 1952
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 3,508
Conrad of Urach
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1170 - 1227
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 3,509
Herbert Erhardt
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 3,510
Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1581 - 1655
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 3,511
Carl Blechen
PAINTER
1798 - 1840
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 3,512
Curt Haase
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1943
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 3,513
Philipp Spitta
HISTORIAN
1841 - 1894
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 3,514
Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher
ECONOMIST
1817 - 1894
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 3,515
Gerhard von Schwerin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1980
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 3,516
Max von Hausen
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1922
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 3,517
Archibald Reiss
BIOLOGIST
1875 - 1929
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 3,518
Among PAINTERS In Germany
Among painters born in Germany, Carl Blechen ranks 117. Before him are Georg Pencz (1500), Fritz von Uhde (1848), Hans Hofmann (1880), Paul Renner (1878), Albertus Pictor (1440), and Emanuel Leutze (1816). After him are Peter von Hess (1792), Christian Schad (1894), Edgar Ende (1901), A. R. Penck (1939), Ludwig Emil Grimm (1790), and Virgil Solis (1514).
Georg Pencz
1500 - 1550
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 111
Fritz von Uhde
1848 - 1911
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 112
Hans Hofmann
1880 - 1966
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 113
Paul Renner
1878 - 1956
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 114
Albertus Pictor
1440 - 1507
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 115
Emanuel Leutze
1816 - 1868
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 116
Carl Blechen
1798 - 1840
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 117
Peter von Hess
1792 - 1871
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 118
Christian Schad
1894 - 1982
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 119
Edgar Ende
1901 - 1965
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 120
A. R. Penck
1939 - 2017
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 121
Ludwig Emil Grimm
1790 - 1863
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 122
Virgil Solis
1514 - 1562
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 123