FILM DIRECTOR

Hans Hass

1919 - 2013

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Hans Hass (23 January 1919 – 16 June 2013) was an Austrian biologist and underwater diving pioneer. He was known mainly for being among the first scientists to popularise coral reefs, stingrays, octopuses and sharks. He pioneered the making of documentaries filmed underwater and led the development of a type of rebreather. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Hass has received more than 193,420 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Hans Hass is the 729th most popular film director (down from 675th in 2019), the 699th most popular biography from Austria (down from 636th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Austrian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Hans Hasses by language

Over the past year Hans Hass has had the most page views in the with 67,881 views, followed by English (23,572), and French (3,976). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are French (149.28%), German (111.24%), and Malagasy (110.97%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hans Hass ranks 729 out of 2,041. Before him are Jack Arnold, Emile Ardolino, Clyde Geronimi, Alexei Uchitel, Dan O'Bannon, and Rudolph Maté. After him are Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Konrad Wolf, Jaromil Jireš, Pupi Avati, Karel Lamač, and James Whale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Hans Hass ranks 174. Before him are Pál Losonczi, Tatyana Baramzina, Rocky Graziano, Angelo Felici, John Ljunggren, and George Shearing. After him are Gayatri Devi, Arthur Cronquist, Gert Fredriksson, François Bordes, Gilles Andriamahazo, and Ivan Sidorenko. Among people deceased in 2013, Hans Hass ranks 232. Before him are George Duke, Henri Alleg, Barry Jackson, August Schellenberg, Emile Griffith, and Norma Bengell. After him are Daniel Duval, Natalya Gorbanevskaya, Zdeněk Zikán, Hiroshi Nakajima, Gerda Lerner, and John Tavener.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Hans Hass ranks 699 out of 1,424. Before him are Leopold Hofmann (1738), Heinz von Foerster (1911), Alfréd Wetzler (1918), Rudolf von Alt (1812), Heinz Weixelbraun (1963), and Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. (1828). After him are Josef Hickersberger (1948), Mateo Kovačić (1994), Franz Josef Popp (1886), Josef Uridil (1895), Helene Engelmann (1898), and Jacob Taubes (1923).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Austria

Among film directors born in Austria, Hans Hass ranks 11. Before him are Gustav Ucicky (1899), Alexander Korda (1893), Ernst Marischka (1893), Ulrich Seidl (1952), Francis Lawrence (1971), and Richard Oswald (1880). After him are Harald Reinl (1908), Joe May (1880), Franz Antel (1913), Leopold Lindtberg (1902), Stefan Ruzowitzky (1961), and Luise Fleck (1873).

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Filmography

Zum blauen Bock
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6 / 10
Das Mädchen auf dem Meeresgrund
Director
When Hans Hass seeks a secretary for his Viennese office in the summer of 1947, Lotte Baierl applies for the job. She has just graduated from high school and is a big fan of Hass. Lotte is learning how to handle diving equipment and underwater cameras, as she wants to participate in the next expedition. Hass, who is initially against the participation of a woman, changes his mind. The TV movie tells the story of the two diving pioneers.
Dec 8o 20116 / 10
III nach neun
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6.7 / 10