COMPOSER
Hermann Scherchen
1891 - 1966
Hermann Scherchen
Hermann Scherchen (21 June 1891 – 12 June 1966) was a German conductor, who was principal conductor of the city orchestra of Winterthur from 1922 to 1950. He promoted contemporary music, beginning with Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, followed by works by Richard Strauss, Anton Webern, Alban Berg, Edgard Varèse, later Iannis Xenakis, Luigi Nono and Leon Schidlowsky. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hermann Scherchen has received more than 86,186 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Hermann Scherchen is the 584th most popular composer (up from 604th in 2019), the 2,327th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,314th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular German Composer.
Memorability Metrics
86k
Page Views (PV)
55.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
7.48
Effective Languages (L*)
1.65
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Hermann Scherchen ranks 584 out of 1,451. Before him are Julius Benedict, Tielman Susato, Albert Ketèlbey, Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, Pasquale Anfossi, and Paul Lincke. After him are Veljo Tormis, Malcolm Arnold, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Johann Ludwig Krebs, Leo Brouwer, and Johann David Heinichen.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJulius Benedict
1804 - 1885
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 578
Tielman Susato
1500 - 1570
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 579
Albert Ketèlbey
1875 - 1959
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 580
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville
1711 - 1772
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 581
Pasquale Anfossi
1727 - 1797
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 582
Paul Lincke
1866 - 1946
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 583
Hermann Scherchen
1891 - 1966
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 584
Veljo Tormis
1930 - 2017
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 585
Malcolm Arnold
1921 - 2006
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 586
Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch
1736 - 1800
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 587
Johann Ludwig Krebs
1713 - 1780
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 588
Leo Brouwer
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 589
Johann David Heinichen
1683 - 1729
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 590
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Hermann Scherchen ranks 86. Before him are Yvan Goll, Kálmán Kalocsay, Charles Munch, Kim Seong-su, Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, and Seth Barnes Nicholson. After him are Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Antoine Pinay, Hans Albers, Ivan Vinogradov, George Adamski, and Laura Vicuña. Among people deceased in 1966, Hermann Scherchen ranks 76. Before him are Bud Powell, Vladimir Minorsky, Victor Brauner, Caterina Albert, Wilhelm Röpke, and Maximiliano Hernández Martínez. After him are Venceslau Brás, Väinö Tanner, Wieland Wagner, Camilo Torres Restrepo, Emil Brunner, and Philipp Frank.
Others Born in 1891
Go to all RankingsYvan Goll
WRITER
1891 - 1950
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 80
Kálmán Kalocsay
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1976
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 81
Charles Munch
CONDUCTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 82
Kim Seong-su
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1955
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 83
Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1951
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 84
Seth Barnes Nicholson
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1963
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 85
Hermann Scherchen
COMPOSER
1891 - 1966
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 86
Emiliano Mercado del Toro
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 2007
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 87
Antoine Pinay
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1994
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 88
Hans Albers
ACTOR
1891 - 1960
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 89
Ivan Vinogradov
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1983
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 90
George Adamski
WRITER
1891 - 1965
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 91
Laura Vicuña
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1891 - 1904
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 92
Others Deceased in 1966
Go to all RankingsBud Powell
MUSICIAN
1924 - 1966
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 70
Vladimir Minorsky
HISTORIAN
1877 - 1966
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 71
Victor Brauner
PAINTER
1903 - 1966
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 72
Caterina Albert
WRITER
1869 - 1966
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 73
Wilhelm Röpke
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1966
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 74
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1966
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 75
Hermann Scherchen
COMPOSER
1891 - 1966
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 76
Venceslau Brás
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1966
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 77
Väinö Tanner
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1966
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 78
Wieland Wagner
WRITER
1917 - 1966
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 79
Camilo Torres Restrepo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1966
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 80
Emil Brunner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1966
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 81
Philipp Frank
MATHEMATICIAN
1884 - 1966
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 82
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Hermann Scherchen ranks 2,327 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Loeffler (1852), Paul Lincke (1866), Louis III, Elector Palatine (1378), Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1763), Walter Brandmüller (1929), and Carl Reichenbach (1788). After him are Hans von Obstfelder (1886), Louis X, Duke of Bavaria (1495), Dietmar Hopp (1940), Johann Christoph Denner (1655), Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch (1736), and Harro Schulze-Boysen (1909).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Loeffler
BIOLOGIST
1852 - 1915
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 2,321
Paul Lincke
COMPOSER
1866 - 1946
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 2,322
Louis III, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1378 - 1436
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 2,323
Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1834
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 2,324
Walter Brandmüller
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 2,325
Carl Reichenbach
CHEMIST
1788 - 1869
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 2,326
Hermann Scherchen
COMPOSER
1891 - 1966
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 2,327
Hans von Obstfelder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1976
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 2,328
Louis X, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1495 - 1545
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 2,329
Dietmar Hopp
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 2,330
Johann Christoph Denner
INVENTOR
1655 - 1707
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 2,331
Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch
COMPOSER
1736 - 1800
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 2,332
Harro Schulze-Boysen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1909 - 1942
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 2,333
Among COMPOSERS In Germany
Among composers born in Germany, Hermann Scherchen ranks 93. Before him are Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918), Hermann Levi (1839), Georg Joseph Vogler (1749), Julius Benedict (1804), Tielman Susato (1500), and Paul Lincke (1866). After him are Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch (1736), Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713), Johann David Heinichen (1683), Reinhard Keiser (1674), Helmut Lachenmann (1935), and Johann Nikolaus Forkel (1749).
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
1918 - 1970
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 87
Hermann Levi
1839 - 1900
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 88
Georg Joseph Vogler
1749 - 1814
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 89
Julius Benedict
1804 - 1885
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 90
Tielman Susato
1500 - 1570
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 91
Paul Lincke
1866 - 1946
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 92
Hermann Scherchen
1891 - 1966
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 93
Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch
1736 - 1800
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 94
Johann Ludwig Krebs
1713 - 1780
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 95
Johann David Heinichen
1683 - 1729
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 96
Reinhard Keiser
1674 - 1739
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 97
Helmut Lachenmann
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 98
Johann Nikolaus Forkel
1749 - 1818
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 99