WRITER

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

1724 - 1803

Photo of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

Icon of person Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (German: [ˈklɔpʃtɔk]; 2 July 1724 – 14 March 1803) was a German poet. His best known works are the epic poem Der Messias ("The Messiah") and the poem Die Auferstehung ("The Resurrection"), with the latter set to text in the finale of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock has received more than 165,745 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock is the 824th most popular writer (up from 828th in 2019), the 787th most popular biography from Germany (up from 811th in 2019) and the 47th most popular German Writer.

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock is most famous for his epic poem, "The Messiah," which he wrote in 1748.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Werke und Briefe
1974
Oden
1818
Der Messias
1775
Messias
1763
The Messiah
German poetry
1769
Klopstocks sämmtliche Werke
1823

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ranks 824 out of 7,302. Before him are Jerome K. Jerome, Edgar Wallace, Ban Gu, Theodor Fontane, Ahmad Khani, and Neale Donald Walsch. After him are Ibn Hawqal, Italo Svevo, Harry Mulisch, Laura de Noves, Venantius Fortunatus, and Franz Grillparzer.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1724, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ranks 4. Before him are Immanuel Kant, Maria Amalia of Saxony, and Cao Xueqin. After him are Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Louise of Great Britain, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Peter von Biron, Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Eva Ekeblad. Among people deceased in 1803, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ranks 4. Before him are Johann Gottfried Herder, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, and Toussaint Louverture. After him are Cardinal de Rohan, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Franz Xaver Süssmayr, Vittorio Alfieri, Louis I of Etruria, Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, and Ami Argand.

Others Born in 1724

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1803

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ranks 787 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707), Theodor Fontane (1819), Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (1793), Udo Kier (1944), Matthias Erzberger (1875), and Bernd Schuster (1959). After him are Ferdinand von Lindemann (1852), Ludwig Quidde (1858), Gisela of Hungary (980), Joseph Wirth (1879), Horst Ludwig Störmer (1949), and Johann Christoph Adelung (1732).

Others born in Germany

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ranks 47. Before him are Clemens Brentano (1778), Ulrich von Hutten (1488), Wilhelm Hauff (1802), Marie d'Agoult (1805), Karl Harrer (1890), and Theodor Fontane (1819). After him are Thietmar of Merseburg (975), Frank Wedekind (1864), Peter Weiss (1916), Bernhard Schlink (1944), Hans Fallada (1893), and Stefan George (1868).

German born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous