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Halfdan Kjerulf

1815 - 1868

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Halfdan Kjerulf (17 September 1815 – 11 August 1868) was a Norwegian composer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Halfdan Kjerulf has received more than 26,036 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Halfdan Kjerulf is the 1,060th most popular composer (up from 1,081st in 2019), the 262nd most popular biography from Norway (up from 266th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Norwegian Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 26k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Halfdan Kjerulf ranks 1,060 out of 1,451. Before him are Alexander Serov, Marcello Abbado, Salomon Jadassohn, Hugo Distler, Frederick Loewe, and Sándor Végh. After him are Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Philippe Sarde, Félicien David, Frederic Rzewski, Ruperto Chapí, and Franghiz Ali-Zadeh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1815, Halfdan Kjerulf ranks 61. Before him are Alexander von Keyserling, Edward Forbes, Eduard August von Regel, Emanuel Geibel, Henry Halleck, and Pavel Fedotov. After him are James Legge, Daniel Bashiel Warner, Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg, Karl von Blaas, Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie, and Ernest Goüin. Among people deceased in 1868, Halfdan Kjerulf ranks 48. Before him are Adolphe d'Archiac, John Crawfurd, Antonio Bertoloni, Bernardo Berro, James David Forbes, and Eduard Friedrich Poeppig. After him are José Tadeo Monagas, Black Kettle, James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, Constantin Negruzzi, William Rutter Dawes, and Joaquín Suárez.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Halfdan Kjerulf ranks 262 out of 1,039. Before him are Olav Duun (1876), Vegard Ulvang (1963), Tormod Knutsen (1932), Roy Jacobsen (1954), Rolf Løvland (1955), and Inger Aufles (1941). After him are Gerhard Munthe (1849), Hallgeir Brenden (1929), Harriet Bosse (1878), Skule Bårdsson (1189), Kristen Nygaard (1926), and Adolph Tidemand (1814).

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Among COMPOSERS In Norway

Among composers born in Norway, Halfdan Kjerulf ranks 8. Before him are Johan Halvorsen (1864), Johan Svendsen (1840), Christian Sinding (1856), Rikard Nordraak (1842), Harald Sæverud (1897), and Knut Nystedt (1915). After him are Fartein Valen (1887), Geirr Tveitt (1908), Klaus Egge (1906), Arne Nordheim (1931), Thomas Bergersen (1980), and Ola Gjeilo (1978).

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