COMPOSER
Eduard Hanslick
1825 - 1904
Eduard Hanslick
Eduard Hanslick (11 September 1825 – 6 August 1904) was an Austrian music critic, aesthetician and historian. Among the leading critics of his time, he was the chief music critic of the Neue Freie Presse from 1864 until the end of his life. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eduard Hanslick has received more than 175,910 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Eduard Hanslick is the 297th most popular composer (down from 285th in 2019), the 147th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 131st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Czech Composer.
Eduard Hanslick is most famous for his book "The Beautiful in Music" which was published in 1854. In this book, he argues that music is not just a form of entertainment but also has a moral and intellectual value.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
60.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
8.76
Effective Languages (L*)
2.07
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Eduard Hanslick ranks 297 out of 1,451. Before him are Alberto Ginastera, Jaufre Rudel, Miklós Rózsa, Georg Böhm, Eugen d'Albert, and François-Adrien Boieldieu. After him are Joseph Lanner, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Josef Mysliveček, Klaus Schulze, Reynaldo Hahn, and Nikolai Myaskovsky.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlberto Ginastera
1916 - 1983
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 291
Jaufre Rudel
1125 - 1148
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 292
Miklós Rózsa
1907 - 1995
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 293
Georg Böhm
1661 - 1733
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 294
Eugen d'Albert
1864 - 1932
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 295
François-Adrien Boieldieu
1775 - 1834
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 296
Eduard Hanslick
1825 - 1904
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 297
Joseph Lanner
1801 - 1843
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 298
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
1745 - 1799
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 299
Josef Mysliveček
1737 - 1781
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 300
Klaus Schulze
1947 - 2022
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 301
Reynaldo Hahn
1874 - 1947
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 302
Nikolai Myaskovsky
1881 - 1950
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 303
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1825, Eduard Hanslick ranks 14. Before him are Charles Garnier, Paul Kruger, Emil Erlenmeyer, Marie of Prussia, Dadabhai Naoroji, and Julia, Princess of Battenberg. After him are Henri Giffard, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, Henry Walter Bates, Nubar Pasha, Sher Ali Khan, and Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia. Among people deceased in 1904, Eduard Hanslick ranks 27. Before him are Mathilde Bonaparte, Émile Gallé, Norodom of Cambodia, Georges Gilles de la Tourette, Sami Frashëri, and Alfred von Waldersee. After him are María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, Nikolay Bobrikov, Vladimir Markovnikov, Isabella Bird, Kartini, and Mór Jókai.
Others Born in 1825
Go to all RankingsCharles Garnier
ARCHITECT
1825 - 1898
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 8
Paul Kruger
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1904
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 9
Emil Erlenmeyer
CHEMIST
1825 - 1909
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 10
Marie of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1889
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 11
Dadabhai Naoroji
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1917
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 12
Julia, Princess of Battenberg
NOBLEMAN
1825 - 1895
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 13
Eduard Hanslick
COMPOSER
1825 - 1904
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 14
Henri Giffard
INVENTOR
1825 - 1882
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 15
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
WRITER
1825 - 1895
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 16
Henry Walter Bates
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1892
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 17
Nubar Pasha
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1899
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 18
Sher Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1879
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 19
Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1844
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 1904
Go to all RankingsMathilde Bonaparte
NOBLEMAN
1820 - 1904
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 21
Émile Gallé
ARTIST
1846 - 1904
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 22
Norodom of Cambodia
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1904
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 23
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1904
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 24
Sami Frashëri
WRITER
1850 - 1904
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 25
Alfred von Waldersee
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1832 - 1904
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 26
Eduard Hanslick
COMPOSER
1825 - 1904
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 27
María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1904
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 28
Nikolay Bobrikov
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1904
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 29
Vladimir Markovnikov
CHEMIST
1838 - 1904
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 30
Isabella Bird
EXPLORER
1831 - 1904
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 31
Kartini
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1904
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 32
Mór Jókai
WRITER
1825 - 1904
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 33
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Eduard Hanslick ranks 147 out of 1,200. Before him are Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (932), Herbert Lom (1917), Ivana Trump (1949), Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (1337), Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia (888), and Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1569). After him are Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1547), Josef Mysliveček (1737), František Plánička (1904), Milada Horáková (1901), Adolf Schärf (1890), and Cosmas of Prague (1045).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsBoleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
932 - 999
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 141
Herbert Lom
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 142
Ivana Trump
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - 2022
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 143
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1383
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 144
Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
888 - 921
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 145
Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1569 - 1627
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 146
Eduard Hanslick
COMPOSER
1825 - 1904
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 147
Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
1547 - 1578
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 148
Josef Mysliveček
COMPOSER
1737 - 1781
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 149
František Plánička
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1996
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 150
Milada Horáková
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1950
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 151
Adolf Schärf
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1965
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 152
Cosmas of Prague
WRITER
1045 - 1125
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 153
Among COMPOSERS In Czechia
Among composers born in Czechia, Eduard Hanslick ranks 11. Before him are Bohuslav Martinů (1890), Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679), Johann Stamitz (1717), Josef Suk (1874), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897), and Anton Reicha (1770). After him are Josef Mysliveček (1737), Franz Benda (1709), Julius Fučík (1872), Georg Benda (1722), Ignaz Moscheles (1794), and Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760).
Bohuslav Martinů
1890 - 1959
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 5
Jan Dismas Zelenka
1679 - 1745
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 6
Johann Stamitz
1717 - 1757
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 7
Josef Suk
1874 - 1935
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 8
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
1897 - 1957
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 9
Anton Reicha
1770 - 1836
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 10
Eduard Hanslick
1825 - 1904
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 11
Josef Mysliveček
1737 - 1781
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 12
Franz Benda
1709 - 1786
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 13
Julius Fučík
1872 - 1916
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 14
Georg Benda
1722 - 1795
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 15
Ignaz Moscheles
1794 - 1870
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 16
Jan Ladislav Dussek
1760 - 1812
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 17