COMPOSER

François-Joseph Gossec

1734 - 1829

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François-Joseph Gossec (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ʒozɛf ɡɔsɛk]; 17 January 1734 – 16 February 1829) was a French composer of operas, string quartets, symphonies, and choral works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François-Joseph Gossec has received more than 157,792 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). François-Joseph Gossec is the 196th most popular composer (up from 219th in 2019).

François-Joseph Gossec is most famous for his compositions, which include "Le Triomphe de l'Empereur," "La Résurrection," and "Le Chant des Oiseaux."

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, François-Joseph Gossec ranks 196 out of 1,451. Before him are Andrea Luchesi, Francis Lai, Witold Lutosławski, Anna Maria Mozart, Johann Stamitz, and Umberto Giordano. After him are Philippe de Vitry, Johann Joachim Quantz, Ludwig Minkus, Niels Gade, Eugène Ysaÿe, and André Grétry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1734, François-Joseph Gossec ranks 4. Before him are Franz Mesmer, Maria I of Portugal, and Taksin. After him are Sophie of France, Cardinal de Rohan, Anna Göldi, Wolfgang von Kempelen, Grigory Orlov, Charles Alexandre de Calonne, Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière, and Joseph Wright of Derby. Among people deceased in 1829, François-Joseph Gossec ranks 10. Before him are Pope Leo XII, Thomas Young, Humphry Davy, Paul Barras, Maria Anna Mozart, and Friedrich Schlegel. After him are Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, Alexander Griboyedov, Adam Albert von Neipperg, Jean-Baptiste Regnault, Mauro Giuliani, and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg.

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