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Jean-Marie Leclair

1697 - 1764

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Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder) (10 May 1697 – 22 October 1764) was a French Baroque violinist and composer. He is considered to have founded the French violin school. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Marie Leclair has received more than 187,672 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Jean-Marie Leclair is the 222nd most popular musician (down from 207th in 2019), the 1,219th most popular biography from France (down from 1,182nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Musician.

Jean-Marie Leclair was a French violinist and composer. He is most famous for composing the first sonata for violin and harpsichord.

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  • 190k

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  • 61.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jean-Marie Leclair ranks 222 out of 3,175. Before him are Izzy Stradlin, György Cziffra, Chris de Burgh, Franz Berwald, Lady Gaga, and Pete Seeger. After him are Mike Shinoda, Jaco Pastorius, Oscar Peterson, Gianna Nannini, Thelonious Monk, and Carla Bley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1697, Jean-Marie Leclair ranks 5. Before him are Canaletto, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, William Hogarth, and Johann Joachim Quantz. After him are Antoine François Prévost, Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Mahmud Hotak, Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco, Faustina Bordoni, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, and Nicola Salvi. Among people deceased in 1764, Jean-Marie Leclair ranks 8. Before him are Jean-Philippe Rameau, Ivan VI of Russia, William Hogarth, Christian Goldbach, Pietro Locatelli, and Johann Mattheson. After him are Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Erik Pontoppidan, Francesco Algarotti, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and Picander.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Marie Leclair ranks 1,219 out of 6,770. Before him are Louise de Marillac (1591), Maurice Thorez (1900), Louis, Count of Évreux (1276), Isabella of Hainault (1170), Vanessa Paradis (1972), and Franck Ribéry (1983). After him are Sonia Rykiel (1930), André Antoine (1858), Madeleine de Scudéry (1607), Philippe Troussier (1955), Jean Vigo (1905), and Camille Jordan (1838).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Jean-Marie Leclair ranks 9. Before him are Paul Mauriat (1925), David Guetta (1967), Nadia Boulanger (1887), Thomas Bangalter (1), Arnaut Daniel (1150), and Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813). After him are Stéphane Grappelli (1908), Émile Waldteufel (1837), Georges Prêtre (1924), Louis Vierne (1870), Jacques Dutronc (1943), and Jean-Pierre Rampal (1922).

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