1786 - 1832
Friedrich Daniel Rudolf Kuhlau (German; Danish sometimes Frederick Kulav) (11 September 1786 – 12 March 1832) was a Danish pianist and composer during the late Classical and early Romantic periods. He was a central figure of the Danish Golden Age and is immortalized in Danish cultural history through his music for Elves' Hill, the first true work of Danish National Romanticism and a concealed tribute to the absolute monarchy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Friedrich Kuhlau has received more than 200,313 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Friedrich Kuhlau is the 250th most popular composer (down from 233rd in 2019), the 963rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 887th in 2019) and the 38th most popular German Composer.
Friedrich Kuhlau is most famous for being a Danish composer who is considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of Danish music.
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Among composers, Friedrich Kuhlau ranks 250 out of 1,216. Before him are Carl Stamitz, Fromental Halévy, Anton Arensky, Thomas Tallis, Johann Christoph Bach, and Ignaz Pleyel. After him are Franz Xaver Gruber, Albert Roussel, Jacques Ibert, Alessandro Stradella, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, and Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf.
1745 - 1801
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 244
1799 - 1862
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 245
1861 - 1906
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 246
1502 - 1585
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 247
1642 - 1703
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 248
1757 - 1831
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 249
1786 - 1832
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 250
1787 - 1863
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 251
1869 - 1937
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 252
1890 - 1962
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 253
1643 - 1682
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 254
1736 - 1809
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 255
1739 - 1799
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 256
Among people born in 1786, Friedrich Kuhlau ranks 14. Before him are Marie Walewska, Michel Eugène Chevreul, Sophie of France, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, John Franklin, and Davy Crockett. After him are Charles, Grand Duke of Baden, Duke Pius August in Bavaria, Chief Seattle, Guadalupe Victoria, Kunisada, and William George Horner. Among people deceased in 1832, Friedrich Kuhlau ranks 13. Before him are Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, Georges Cuvier, Jean-Baptiste Say, Muzio Clementi, Rasmus Rask, and Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia, Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria, Manuel García, Carl Friedrich Zelter, Camillo Borghese, 6th Prince of Sulmona, and Karl Christian Friedrich Krause.
1786 - 1817
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 8
1786 - 1889
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 9
1786 - 1787
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 10
1786 - 1859
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 11
1786 - 1847
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 12
1786 - 1836
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 13
1786 - 1832
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 14
1786 - 1818
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 15
1786 - 1837
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 16
1786 - 1866
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 17
1786 - 1845
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 18
1786 - 1865
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 19
1786 - 1837
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 20
1796 - 1832
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 7
1769 - 1832
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 8
1767 - 1832
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 9
1752 - 1832
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 10
1787 - 1832
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 11
1754 - 1832
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 12
1786 - 1832
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 13
1773 - 1832
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 14
1801 - 1832
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 15
1775 - 1832
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 16
1758 - 1832
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 17
1775 - 1832
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 18
1781 - 1832
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 19
Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Kuhlau ranks 963 out of 6,142. Before him are Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886), Johann Christoph Bach (1642), Julius Richard Petri (1852), Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700), Ulay (1943), and Hans von Euler-Chelpin (1873). After him are Harald Quandt (1921), Lothar von Richthofen (1894), Nastassja Kinski (1961), Robert Huber (1937), Paul Natorp (1854), and Heinrich Barth (1821).
1886 - 1954
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 957
1642 - 1703
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 958
1852 - 1921
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 959
1700 - 1760
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 960
1943 - 2020
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 961
1873 - 1964
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 962
1786 - 1832
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 963
1921 - 1967
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 964
1894 - 1922
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 965
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 966
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 967
1854 - 1924
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 968
1821 - 1865
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 969
Among composers born in Germany, Friedrich Kuhlau ranks 38. Before him are Carl Friedrich Abel (1723), Johann Adolph Hasse (1699), Engelbert Humperdinck (1854), Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria (1724), Carl Stamitz (1745), and Johann Christoph Bach (1642). After him are Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709), Johann Mattheson (1681), Hanns Eisler (1898), Johann Jakob Froberger (1616), Carl Reinecke (1824), and Nicolaus Bruhns (1665).
1723 - 1787
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 32
1699 - 1783
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 33
1854 - 1921
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 34
1724 - 1780
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 35
1745 - 1801
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 36
1642 - 1703
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 37
1786 - 1832
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 38
1709 - 1758
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 39
1681 - 1764
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 40
1898 - 1962
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 41
1616 - 1667
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 42
1824 - 1910
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 43
1665 - 1697
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 44