1832 - 1914
Ivan von Zajc (also Croatian: Ivan plemeniti Zajc, Italian: Giovanni de Zaytz; pronounced [ǐʋan zâjts]; August 3, 1832 – December 16, 1914), was a Croatian composer, conductor, director, and teacher who dominated Croatia's musical culture for over forty years. Through his artistic and institutional reform efforts, he is credited with its revitalization and refinement, paving the way for new and significant Croatian musical achievements in the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivan Zajc has received more than 50,952 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ivan Zajc is the 629th most popular composer (down from 620th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 106th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Croatian Composer.
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Among composers, Ivan Zajc ranks 629 out of 1,216. Before him are Carlos Seixas, Hucbald, Johann Baptist Cramer, Maxim Berezovsky, Andrea Falconieri, and Tomaso Antonio Vitali. After him are Hermann Levi, Otakar Ševčík, Alexander Arutiunian, Edison Denisov, Paul Wranitzky, and François-Joseph Fétis.
1704 - 1742
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 623
840 - 930
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 624
1771 - 1858
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 625
1745 - 1777
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 626
1580 - 1656
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 627
1663 - 1745
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 628
1832 - 1914
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 629
1839 - 1900
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 630
1852 - 1934
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 631
1920 - 2012
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 632
1929 - 1996
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 633
1756 - 1808
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 634
1784 - 1871
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 635
Among people born in 1832, Ivan Zajc ranks 36. Before him are Khurshidbanu Natavan, Rudolf Lipschitz, William Le Baron Jenney, Pavel Tretyakov, Mary Ann Cotton, and Louis Paul Cailletet. After him are Charles Lecocq, Charles Boycott, Emilio Castelar, Miguel Miramón, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow, and Đura Jakšić. Among people deceased in 1914, Ivan Zajc ranks 50. Before him are John Muir, Ödön Lechner, John Henry Poynting, Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen, Paul Héroult, and Stevan Mokranjac. After him are Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg, Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Albert Günther, Jane Morris, and Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg.
1832 - 1897
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 30
1832 - 1903
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 31
1832 - 1907
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 32
1832 - 1898
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 33
1832 - 1873
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 34
1832 - 1913
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 35
1832 - 1914
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 36
1832 - 1918
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 37
1832 - 1897
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 38
1832 - 1899
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 39
1832 - 1867
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 40
1832 - 1918
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 41
1832 - 1878
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 42
1838 - 1914
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 44
1845 - 1914
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 45
1852 - 1914
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 46
1861 - 1914
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 47
1863 - 1914
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 48
1856 - 1914
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 49
1832 - 1914
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 50
1841 - 1914
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 51
1848 - 1914
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 52
1845 - 1914
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 53
1830 - 1914
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 54
1839 - 1914
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 55
1836 - 1914
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 56
Among people born in Croatia, Ivan Zajc ranks 115 out of 589. Before him are Herman Potočnik (1892), Oliver Dragojević (1947), Bernard Vukas (1927), Josif Pančić (1814), Giorgio da Sebenico (1410), and Franz von Bayros (1866). After him are Lovro von Matačić (1899), Mate Parlov (1948), Slavenka Drakulić (1949), Marco Antonio de Dominis (1560), Marino Ghetaldi (1568), and Herman of Carinthia (1100).
1892 - 1929
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 109
1947 - 2018
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 110
1927 - 1983
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 111
1814 - 1888
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 112
1410 - 1473
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 113
1866 - 1924
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 114
1832 - 1914
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 115
1899 - 1985
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 116
1948 - 2008
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 117
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 118
1560 - 1624
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 119
1568 - 1626
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 120
1100 - 1160
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 121
Among composers born in Croatia, Ivan Zajc ranks 3. Before him are Franz von Suppé (1819) and Luigi Dallapiccola (1904). After him are Jakov Gotovac (1895), Vatroslav Lisinski (1819), and Josip Runjanin (1821).
1819 - 1895
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1
1904 - 1975
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 2
1832 - 1914
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 3
1895 - 1982
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 4
1819 - 1854
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 5
1821 - 1878
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 6