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Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

1783 - 1853

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Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (2 January 1783 – 22 July 1853) was a Danish painter. He was born in Blåkrog in the Duchy of Schleswig (now in Aabenraa Municipality, in the southern part of Jutland in Denmark). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg has received more than 199,236 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg is the 444th most popular painter (up from 526th in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from Denmark (up from 152nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Danish Painter.

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  • 200k

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  • 60.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg ranks 444 out of 2,023. Before him are Salaì, Cennino Cennini, Françoise Gilot, Christian Krohg, Michael Ancher, and Jan Lievens. After him are Louise Moillon, Johan Christian Dahl, Fede Galizia, Henryk Siemiradzki, Konrad Witz, and Pompeo Batoni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1783, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg ranks 14. Before him are Hugh Glass, Vasily Zhukovsky, Friedrich Sertürner, Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria, and Catharina of Württemberg. After him are Roustam Raza, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, William Sturgeon, François Magendie, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, and Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg. Among people deceased in 1853, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg ranks 8. Before him are François Arago, Maria II of Portugal, Ludwig Tieck, Georg Friedrich Grotefend, Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil, and Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria. After him are Bezmiâlem Sultan, Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński, Christian Leopold von Buch, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Matteo Carcassi, and Tokugawa Ieyoshi.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg ranks 132 out of 1,032. Before him are Bjarne Stroustrup (1950), Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796), Morten Olsen (1949), Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland (1456), S. P. L. Sørensen (1868), and Michael Ancher (1849). After him are Johan Christian Fabricius (1745), Gudfred (800), Lars Ulrich (1963), Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083), Magnus II of Sweden (1130), and Gabriel Axel (1918).

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Among PAINTERS In Denmark

Among painters born in Denmark, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg ranks 9. Before him are Gerda Wegener (1886), Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864), Nicolai Abildgaard (1743), Anna Ancher (1859), Asger Jorn (1914), and Michael Ancher (1849). After him are Carl Bloch (1834), Jens Juel (1745), Marie Krøyer (1867), Kurt Westergaard (1935), Wilhelm Marstrand (1810), and Peder Mørk Mønsted (1859).

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