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Christian Ferdinand Abel

1682 - 1761

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Christian Ferdinand Abel (July or August 1682, Hanover, Holy Roman Empire – buried 3 April 1761 (or 1737?), Köthen, Holy Roman Empire) was one of the most famous German Baroque violinists, cellists and especially viol virtuosos. His father was the composer, violinist and organist Clamor Heinrich Abel. For some time Christian served in the Swedish army of Charles XII during the occupation of northern Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian Ferdinand Abel has received more than 17,412 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Ferdinand Abel is the 746th most popular musician, the 3,125th most popular biography from Germany and the 43rd most popular German Musician.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Christian Ferdinand Abel ranks 746 out of 3,175. Before him are Bix Beiderbecke, Jim Hall, McCoy Tyner, Karol Mikuli, Eric Singer, and Pierre Baillot. After him are Rudolf Barshai, John Miles, Wanda Jackson, Marco Uccellini, Jim Croce, and Peter Machajdík.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1682, Christian Ferdinand Abel ranks 15. Before him are Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach, William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Jan van Huysum, Claudine Guérin de Tencin, Roger Cotes, and Jean-François Dandrieu. After him are John Hadley, Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau, Johann Jacob Bach, Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg, Shahu I, and Jean-Joseph Mouret. Among people deceased in 1761, Christian Ferdinand Abel ranks 15. Before him are Clemens August of Bavaria, Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, John Dollond, Francesco Feo, Pierre Fauchard, and Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle. After him are Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Giovanni Poleni, Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Johann Georg Pinsel, Balaji Baji Rao, and Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christian Ferdinand Abel ranks 3,125 out of 7,253. Before him are H.P. Baxxter (1964), Bernd Eichinger (1949), Werner March (1894), Adolf Diekmann (1914), Fatih Akin (1973), and Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (1859). After him are Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe (1821), Picander (1700), Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal (1667), Meryem Uzerli (1983), Friedrich Wolf (1888), and Felix von Luckner (1881).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Christian Ferdinand Abel ranks 43. Before him are Harold Faltermeyer (1952), Robert Hausmann (1852), Menahem Pressler (1923), Conrad Graf (1782), David Garrett (1980), and Fritz Busch (1890). After him are Theo Jörgensmann (1948), Klaus Tennstedt (1926), Paul van Dyk (1971), Andi Deris (1964), Herbert Grönemeyer (1956), and Peter Winter (1754).

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