COMPOSER

Francesco Geminiani

1687 - 1762

Francesco Geminiani

Francesco Saverio Geminiani (baptised 5 December 1687 – 17 September 1762) was an Italian violinist, composer, and music theorist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesco Geminiani has received more than 128,739 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Francesco Geminiani is the 238th most popular composer (up from 291st in 2019), the 1,076th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,246th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Composer.

Francesco Geminiani is most famous for being a violinist and composer. He also wrote a violin method, which is still in use today.

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130k
Page Views (PV)
61.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
8.66
Effective Languages (L*)
2.06
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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Francesco Geminiani ranks 238 out of 1,216. Before him are Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Otto Nicolai, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Niels Gade, Giacomo Carissimi, and Henryk Górecki. After him are Luigi Nono, Emmanuel Chabrier, Ion Ivanovici, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carl Stamitz, and Fromental Halévy.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

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Uzeyir Hajibeyov
1885 - 1948
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 232
Otto Nicolai
1810 - 1849
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 233
Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria
1724 - 1780
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 234
Niels Gade
1817 - 1890
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 235
Giacomo Carissimi
1605 - 1674
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 236
Henryk Górecki
1933 - 2010
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 237
Francesco Geminiani
1687 - 1762
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 238
Luigi Nono
1924 - 1990
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 239
Emmanuel Chabrier
1841 - 1894
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 240
Ion Ivanovici
1845 - 1902
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 241
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 242
Carl Stamitz
1745 - 1801
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 243
Fromental Halévy
1799 - 1862
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 244

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1687, Francesco Geminiani ranks 3. Before him are Sophia Dorothea of Hanover and John William Friso, Prince of Orange. After him are Giambattista Pittoni, Balthasar Neumann, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Johann Georg Pisendel, Johann Heinrich Schulze, Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Robert Simson, and William Stukeley. Among people deceased in 1762, Francesco Geminiani ranks 9. Before him are Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, Crown Prince Sado, James Bradley, Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, and Emperor Momozono. After him are Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, Jean Calas, Tobias Mayer, and Stanisław Poniatowski.

Others Born in 1687

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Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
1687 - 1757
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 1
John William Friso, Prince of Orange
1687 - 1711
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 2
Francesco Geminiani
1687 - 1762
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 3
Giambattista Pittoni
1687 - 1767
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 4
Balthasar Neumann
1687 - 1753
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 5
Sylvius Leopold Weiss
1687 - 1750
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 6
Johann Georg Pisendel
1687 - 1755
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 7
Johann Heinrich Schulze
1687 - 1744
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 8
Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
1687 - 1763
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 9
Nicolaus I Bernoulli
1687 - 1759
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10
Robert Simson
1687 - 1768
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 11
William Stukeley
1687 - 1765
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1762

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Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
1714 - 1762
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 3
Crown Prince Sado
1735 - 1762
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 4
James Bradley
1693 - 1762
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 5
Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria
1750 - 1762
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 6
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
1713 - 1762
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 7
Emperor Momozono
1741 - 1762
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 8
Francesco Geminiani
1687 - 1762
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 9
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
1689 - 1762
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 10
Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1696 - 1762
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 11
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
1703 - 1762
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 12
Jean Calas
1698 - 1762
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 13
Tobias Mayer
1723 - 1762
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 14
Stanisław Poniatowski
1676 - 1762
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 15

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Geminiani ranks 1,076 out of 4,668. Before him are Gemma Galgani (1878), Giacomo Carissimi (1605), Giacomo Matteotti (1885), Sebastian Cabot (1484), Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal (1589), and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920). After him are Luigi Nono (1924), Verres (-120), Tiberius Gemellus (19), Lucius Aelius (101), Dionysius II of Syracuse (-397), and Gino Bartali (1914).

Others born in Italy

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Gemma Galgani
1878 - 1903
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,070
Giacomo Carissimi
1605 - 1674
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,071
Giacomo Matteotti
1885 - 1924
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1,072
Sebastian Cabot
1484 - 1557
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1,073
Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal
1589 - 1655
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 1,074
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
1920 - 1995
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,075
Francesco Geminiani
1687 - 1762
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 1,076
Luigi Nono
1924 - 1990
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 1,077
Verres
120 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 1,078
Tiberius Gemellus
19 - 38
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 1,079
Lucius Aelius
101 - 138
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 1,080
Dionysius II of Syracuse
397 BC - 343 BC
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 1,081
Gino Bartali
1914 - 2000
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 1,082