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Franz Grillparzer

1791 - 1872

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Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer (15 January 1791 – 21 January 1872) was an Austrian writer who was considered to be the leading Austrian dramatist of the 19th century. His plays were and are frequently performed at the famous Burgtheater in Vienna. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franz Grillparzer has received more than 166,500 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Franz Grillparzer is the 998th most popular writer (down from 784th in 2019), the 251st most popular biography from Austria (down from 185th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Austrian Writer.

Franz Grillparzer is most famous for his drama "The Death of Wallenstein."

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  • 170k

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  • 60.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Franz Grillparzer ranks 998 out of 5,755. Before him are Tess Gerritsen, Irving Stone, Clive Cussler, Nikolay Karamzin, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Zhuanxu. After him are Pierre-Jean de Béranger, Pierre Louÿs, Jorge Semprún, Bernardino de Sahagún, Jean Moréas, and Bernard Cornwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1791, Franz Grillparzer ranks 13. Before him are Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, James Buchanan, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Franz Bopp, Francesco Hayez, and Eugène Scribe. After him are István Széchenyi, Minh Mạng, Friedrich Parrot, Félix Savart, Johann Franz Encke, and Alexandros Mavrokordatos. Among people deceased in 1872, Franz Grillparzer ranks 9. Before him are Giuseppe Mazzini, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Charles XV of Sweden, Théophile Gautier, Benito Juárez, and Princess Feodora of Leiningen. After him are Kawakami Gensai, N. F. S. Grundtvig, William Webb Ellis, William John Macquorn Rankine, Stanisław Moniuszko, and Prince Albert of Prussia.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Franz Grillparzer ranks 251 out of 1,237. Before him are Claudia Felicitas of Austria (1653), Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901), Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1610), Franz Xaver Gruber (1787), Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (1818), and Paul Ehrenfest (1880). After him are Maria Altmann (1916), William, Duke of Austria (1370), Hermine Braunsteiner (1919), Koloman Moser (1868), Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736), and Karl Silberbauer (1911).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Franz Grillparzer ranks 23. Before him are Maria Leopoldina of Austria (1797), Miep Gies (1909), Ingeborg Bachmann (1926), Božena Němcová (1820), Otto of Freising (1114), and Klaus Ebner (1964). After him are August Kubizek (1888), Eva Schloss (1929), Joseph Mohr (1792), Peter Altenberg (1859), Christine Nöstlinger (1936), and Karl-Maria Kertbeny (1824).

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