1891 - 1966
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 82,330 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Scherchen is the 604th most popular composer (down from 518th in 2019), the 2,316th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,976th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular German Composer.
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Among composers, Hermann Scherchen ranks 604 out of 1,216. Before him are Adolf von Henselt, Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, Luis de Pablo, Evald Aav, Princess Maria Antonia Koháry, and Spyridon Samaras. After him are Manos Hatzidakis, Jean Absil, Kurt Atterberg, Tikhon Khrennikov, Alois Hába, and Antoine François Marmontel.
1814 - 1889
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 598
1752 - 1837
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 599
1930 - 2021
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 600
1900 - 1939
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 601
1797 - 1862
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 602
1861 - 1917
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 603
1891 - 1966
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 604
1925 - 1994
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 605
1893 - 1974
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 606
1887 - 1974
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 607
1913 - 2007
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 608
1893 - 1973
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 609
1816 - 1898
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 610
Among people born in 1891, Hermann Scherchen ranks 88. Before him are Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern, Alfred Meyer, Franz Alexander, Julius Raab, Walter Eucken, and Hans Albers. After him are Yrjö Väisälä, Maksim Bahdanovič, Ronald Colman, Boris Iofan, Jose P. Laurel, and Henry Tandey. Among people deceased in 1966, Hermann Scherchen ranks 80. Before him are Vladimir Minorsky, Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski, George Ohsawa, Vilis Lācis, and Robert Rossen. After him are Wieland Wagner, Otto von Knobelsdorff, Venceslau Brás, Väinö Tanner, J. F. C. Fuller, and Philipp Frank.
1891 - 1965
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 82
1891 - 1945
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 83
1891 - 1964
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 84
1891 - 1964
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 85
1891 - 1950
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 86
1891 - 1960
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 87
1891 - 1966
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 88
1891 - 1971
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 89
1891 - 1917
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 90
1891 - 1958
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 91
1891 - 1976
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 92
1891 - 1959
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 93
1891 - 1977
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 94
1877 - 1966
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 74
1882 - 1966
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 75
1899 - 1966
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 76
1893 - 1966
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 77
1904 - 1966
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 78
1908 - 1966
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 79
1891 - 1966
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 80
1917 - 1966
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 81
1886 - 1966
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 82
1868 - 1966
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 83
1881 - 1966
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 84
1878 - 1966
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 85
1884 - 1966
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 86
Among people born in Germany, Hermann Scherchen ranks 2,316 out of 6,142. Before him are Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg (1664), Hans Riegel (1923), Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794), Eugen Ritter von Schobert (1883), Albert of Saxony (1316), and Hans Schäfer (1927). After him are Gertrude of Saxony (1030), Johann Friedrich von Brandt (1802), Jan Assmann (1938), Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1819), Arnold Ruge (1802), and Hinrich Lichtenstein (1780).
1664 - 1732
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 2,310
1923 - 2013
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 2,311
1794 - 1868
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 2,312
1883 - 1941
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 2,313
1316 - 1390
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2,314
1927 - 2017
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2,315
1891 - 1966
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2,316
1030 - 1113
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,317
1802 - 1879
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,318
1938 - 2024
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 2,319
1819 - 1904
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 2,320
1802 - 1880
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,321
1780 - 1857
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,322
Among composers born in Germany, Hermann Scherchen ranks 93. Before him are Johann Nikolaus Forkel (1749), Georg Joseph Vogler (1749), Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918), Tielman Susato (1500), Hermann Abendroth (1883), and Adolf von Henselt (1814). After him are Andreas Werckmeister (1645), Johann Kirnberger (1721), Franz Abt (1819), Johann Baptist Cramer (1771), Hermann Levi (1839), and Matthias Weckmann (1619).
1749 - 1818
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 87
1749 - 1814
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 88
1918 - 1970
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 89
1500 - 1570
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 90
1883 - 1956
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 91
1814 - 1889
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 92
1891 - 1966
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 93
1645 - 1706
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 94
1721 - 1783
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 95
1819 - 1885
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 96
1771 - 1858
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 97
1839 - 1900
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 98
1619 - 1674
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 99