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Ernst von Dohnányi

1877 - 1960

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Ernst von Dohnányi (Hungarian: Dohnányi Ernő, [ˈɛrnøː ˈdohnaːɲi]; 27 July 1877 – 9 February 1960) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernst von Dohnányi has received more than 177,349 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Ernst von Dohnányi is the 269th most popular composer (down from 259th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 27th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Slovak Composer.

Ernst von Dohnányi is most famous for his work in the field of music, specifically his compositions.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Ernst von Dohnányi ranks 269 out of 1,451Before him are Johann Mattheson, Carl Friedrich Abel, Fromental Halévy, Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Hanns Eisler, and Engelbert Humperdinck. After him are Georges Auric, Gioseffo Zarlino, Alan Silvestri, Carl Reinecke, Carl Stamitz, and Max Steiner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Ernst von Dohnányi ranks 30Before him are Karl Abraham, Mykola Leontovych, Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, Alfred Kubin, André Maginot, and Plutarco Elías Calles. After him are Aga Khan III, Rudolf Hilferding, Henry Norris Russell, James Jeans, Alben W. Barkley, and Princess Auguste of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1960, Ernst von Dohnányi ranks 28Before him are Dimitri Mitropoulos, Henri Guisan, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, Clara Haskil, Friedrich Adler, and Felix Kersten. After him are Ethel Voynich, Mack Sennett, Hugo Alfvén, Ida Rubinstein, Soghomon Tehlirian, and Inejiro Asanuma.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Ernst von Dohnányi ranks 29 out of 418Before him are Zuzana Čaputová (1973), Rudolf Schuster (1934), Wolfgang von Kempelen (1734), Pribina (800), Ľudovít Štúr (1815), and Andrej Hlinka (1864). After him are Gyula Andrássy the Younger (1860), Edita Gruberová (1946), Richard Réti (1889), Andrej Babiš (1954), Lajos Batthyány (1807), and Pál Maléter (1917).

Among COMPOSERS In Slovakia

Among composers born in Slovakia, Ernst von Dohnányi ranks 2Before him are Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778). After him are Franz Schmidt (1874), Alexander Moyzes (1906), Ján Cikker (1911), Alphons Czibulka (1842), Tibor Serly (1901), and Vladimír Godár (1956).