COMPOSER

Jacob Obrecht

1457 - 1505

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Jacob Obrecht (also Hobrecht; 1457/8 – late July 1505) was a Flemish composer of masses, motets and songs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob Obrecht has received more than 122,083 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Jacob Obrecht is the 143rd most popular composer (up from 221st in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 113th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Composer.

Jacob Obrecht is most famous for being a painter, draftsman, and etcher. He was born in the Netherlands in 1659 and died in 1717.

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  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Jacob Obrecht ranks 143 out of 1,451. Before him are Pérotin, Anton Rubinstein, Marin Marais, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Édouard Lalo, and George Enescu. After him are Paul Dukas, Kurt Weill, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, John Barry, Darius Milhaud, and Ottorino Respighi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1457, Jacob Obrecht ranks 5. Before him are Henry VII of England, Mary of Burgundy, Seongjong of Joseon, and Filippino Lippi. After him are Beatrice of Naples, Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, and Peter Martyr d'Anghiera. Among people deceased in 1505, Jacob Obrecht ranks 5. Before him are Ivan III of Russia, Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, Al-Suyuti, and Hongzhi Emperor. After him are Elizabeth of Austria, Gülbahar Hatun, Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Heinrich Kramer, Ascanio Sforza, Johannes Widmann, and Jean Hey.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jacob Obrecht ranks 72 out of 1,190. Before him are Herman Van Rompuy (1947), Carlota of Mexico (1840), Adolphe Quetelet (1796), John of Gaunt (1340), Quentin Matsys (1466), and Jacques Rogge (1942). After him are Albert Claude (1899), Paul Delvaux (1897), Adrian Willaert (1490), Dominique Pire (1910), Émile Verhaeren (1855), and Corneille Heymans (1892).

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Among COMPOSERS In Belgium

Among composers born in Belgium, Jacob Obrecht ranks 5. Before him are Orlande de Lassus (1534), Guillaume Du Fay (1397), César Franck (1822), and Johannes Ockeghem (1410). After him are Adrian Willaert (1490), Eugène Ysaÿe (1858), André Grétry (1741), Gilles Binchois (1400), Henri Vieuxtemps (1820), Pierre De Geyter (1848), and Heinrich Isaac (1450).

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