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Hermann Nitsch

1938 - 2022

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Hermann Nitsch (29 August 1938 – 18 April 2022) was an Austrian contemporary artist and composer. His art encompassed wide-scale performances incorporating theater, multimedia, rituals and acted violence. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hermann Nitsch has received more than 291,187 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Hermann Nitsch is the 42nd most popular artist (up from 44th in 2019), the 416th most popular biography from Austria (up from 431st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Artist.

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  • 290k

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  • 57.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Hermann Nitsch ranks 42 out of 125. Before him are Louis Comfort Tiffany, Marcel Janco, John Heartfield, Jeff Koons, Marianne Brandt, and Herbert Bayer. After him are Nicholas of Verdun, Ivan Fyodorov, Theo Jansen, Bill Viola, Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, and Carlos Páez Vilaró.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Hermann Nitsch ranks 128. Before him are Arsen Dedić, Oscar Robertson, Takehiko Kawanishi, Bill Withers, Vakhtang Kikabidze, and Marien Ngouabi. After him are Benjamin Mkapa, Yuri Temirkanov, Anne Perry, Vasyl Stus, Shotaro Ishinomori, and Karel Svoboda. Among people deceased in 2022, Hermann Nitsch ranks 111. Before him are Margit Korondi, Irene Cara, Radu Lupu, Andy Fletcher, Gal Costa, and Jozef Tomko. After him are Ivan Reitman, Gary Brooker, Joseph Kittinger, Paula Rego, Börje Salming, and Paul Sorvino.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Hermann Nitsch ranks 416 out of 1,424. Before him are Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein (1869), Mizzi Kaspar (1864), Carl Schlechter (1874), Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe (1833), Karl Rappan (1905), and Hermann Bahr (1863). After him are Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818), Jean Améry (1912), Irmfried Eberl (1910), Hans Ledwinka (1878), Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein (1724), and Karl-Maria Kertbeny (1824).

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Among ARTISTS In Austria

Among artists born in Austria, Hermann Nitsch ranks 2. Before him are Herbert Bayer (1900). After him are Gottfried Helnwein (1948), Günter Brus (1938), and Antonie Brentano (1780).

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