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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 273,592 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Nitsch is the 44th most popular artist (down from 42nd in 2019), the 433rd most popular biography from Austria (down from 404th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Artist.

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  • 270k

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  • 55.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Hermann Nitsch ranks 44 out of 78Before him are Theo Jansen, John Heartfield, Marcel Janco, Herbert Bayer, James Montgomery Flagg, and Ivan Fyodorov. After him are Sennedjem, Marianne Brandt, Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, Bruno Munari, Bill Viola, and Dan Graham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Hermann Nitsch ranks 133Before him are Anne Perry, Seishiro Shimatani, David Lane, Shotaro Ishinomori, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, and Angelo Amato. After him are Igor Sergeyev, Tatsuya Shiji, Milan Galić, Karel Svoboda, Aslan Abashidze, and Félix Mourinho. Among people deceased in 2022, Hermann Nitsch ranks 116Before him are Gaspard Ulliel, Patrick Tambay, Siniša Mihajlović, Fred Ward, Nick Holonyak, and Evaristo Carvalho. After him are Joseph Kittinger, Paula Rego, A. B. Yehoshua, Paul Sorvino, Ian McDonald, and Michel Bouquet.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Hermann Nitsch ranks 433 out of 1,237Before him are Joseph Hellmesberger Jr. (1855), Jack Unterweger (1951), Georg Ritter von Schönerer (1842), Princess Marie Louise of Hanover (1879), Archduchess Gregoria Maximiliana of Austria (1581), and Christine Kaufmann (1945). After him are Otto Hofmann (1896), Hermann Bahr (1863), Gordon Gollob (1912), Kurt Diemberger (1932), Alexander Korda (1893), and Archduke Felix of Austria (1916).

Among ARTISTS In Austria

Among artists born in Austria, Hermann Nitsch ranks 2Before him are Herbert Bayer (1900). After him are Gottfried Helnwein (1948).