COMPOSER
Johann Melchior Molter
1696 - 1765
Johann Melchior Molter
Johann Melchior Molter (10 February 1696 – 12 January 1765) was a German composer and violinist of the late Baroque period. He was born at Tiefenort, near Eisenach, and was educated at the Gymnasium in Eisenach. By autumn 1717 he had left Eisenach and was working as a violinist in Karlsruhe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Melchior Molter has received more than 62,361 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Melchior Molter is the 759th most popular composer (down from 665th in 2019), the 3,030th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,559th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular German Composer.
Memorability Metrics
62k
Page Views (PV)
53.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
6.96
Effective Languages (L*)
1.67
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Johann Melchior Molter ranks 759 out of 1,451. Before him are Johann Baptist Cramer, Gabriel Yared, Luis de Narváez, Boris Asafyev, Giacomo Antonio Perti, and Norbert Burgmüller. After him are Giovanni Animuccia, Arnold Bax, Maurice Emmanuel, Heinrich Sutermeister, Francesco Manfredini, and La Monte Young.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohann Baptist Cramer
1771 - 1858
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 753
Gabriel Yared
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 754
Luis de Narváez
1500 - 1555
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 755
Boris Asafyev
1884 - 1949
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 756
Giacomo Antonio Perti
1661 - 1756
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 757
Norbert Burgmüller
1810 - 1836
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 758
Johann Melchior Molter
1696 - 1765
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 759
Giovanni Animuccia
1520 - 1571
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 760
Arnold Bax
1883 - 1953
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 761
Maurice Emmanuel
1862 - 1938
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 762
Heinrich Sutermeister
1910 - 1995
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 763
Francesco Manfredini
1684 - 1762
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 764
La Monte Young
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 765
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1696, Johann Melchior Molter ranks 10. Before him are Alphonsus Liguori, Abram Petrovich Gannibal, Maurice de Saxe, Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein. After him are Vakhushti of Kartli, Francesca Cuzzoni, Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Marco Foscarini, Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Köthen, and Shah Jahan II. Among people deceased in 1765, Johann Melchior Molter ranks 16. Before him are Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, Mir Jafar, Edward Young, and Johan Agrell. After him are Carl Alexander Clerck, Prokop Diviš, Richard Pococke, William Stukeley, and Prince Frederick of Great Britain.
Others Born in 1696
Go to all RankingsAlphonsus Liguori
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1696 - 1787
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 4
Abram Petrovich Gannibal
ENGINEER
1696 - 1781
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 5
Maurice de Saxe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1696 - 1750
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 6
Armand de Vignerot du Plessis
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1788
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 7
Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1762
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 8
Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1772
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 9
Johann Melchior Molter
COMPOSER
1696 - 1765
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 10
Vakhushti of Kartli
HISTORIAN
1696 - 1757
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 11
Francesca Cuzzoni
SINGER
1696 - 1778
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 12
Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
NOBLEMAN
1696 - 1754
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 13
Marco Foscarini
WRITER
1696 - 1763
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 14
Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Köthen
NOBLEMAN
1696 - 1726
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 15
Shah Jahan II
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1719
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1765
Go to all RankingsPrincess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1765
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 10
Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel
COMPANION
1688 - 1765
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 11
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1765
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 12
Mir Jafar
POLITICIAN
1691 - 1765
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 13
Edward Young
WRITER
1683 - 1765
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 14
Johan Agrell
COMPOSER
1701 - 1765
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 15
Johann Melchior Molter
COMPOSER
1696 - 1765
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 16
Carl Alexander Clerck
BIOLOGIST
1710 - 1765
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 17
Prokop Diviš
INVENTOR
1698 - 1765
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 18
Richard Pococke
WRITER
1704 - 1765
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 19
William Stukeley
PHYSICIAN
1687 - 1765
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 20
Prince Frederick of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1765
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 21
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Melchior Molter ranks 3,030 out of 7,253. Before him are Salomea of Berg (1093), Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776), Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1703), Ulf Kirsten (1965), Oliver Hirschbiegel (1957), and Princess Anna of Saxony (1836). After him are John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1558), Theodoric of Freiberg (1250), Karl-Heinz Riedle (1965), Heinrich von Brentano (1904), Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1772), and Marcel Ophüls (1927).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsSalomea of Berg
NOBLEMAN
1093 - 1144
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 3,024
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
BIOLOGIST
1776 - 1858
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 3,025
Johann Theodor of Bavaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1703 - 1763
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 3,026
Ulf Kirsten
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 3,027
Oliver Hirschbiegel
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 3,028
Princess Anna of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1859
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 3,029
Johann Melchior Molter
COMPOSER
1696 - 1765
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 3,030
John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1558 - 1592
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 3,031
Theodoric of Freiberg
PHILOSOPHER
1250 - 1310
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 3,032
Karl-Heinz Riedle
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 3,033
Heinrich von Brentano
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1964
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 3,034
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
WRITER
1772 - 1822
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 3,035
Marcel Ophüls
ACTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 3,036
Among COMPOSERS In Germany
Among composers born in Germany, Johann Melchior Molter ranks 122. Before him are Matthias Weckmann (1619), Paul Ben-Haim (1897), Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741), Christian Cannabich (1731), Johann Baptist Cramer (1771), and Norbert Burgmüller (1810). After him are Heinrich Scheidemann (1596), Moritz Hauptmann (1792), Johann Rosenmüller (1619), Johann Caspar Kerll (1627), Julius Röntgen (1855), and Cornelius Gurlitt (1820).
Matthias Weckmann
1619 - 1674
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 116
Paul Ben-Haim
1897 - 1984
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 117
Johann Gottlieb Naumann
1741 - 1801
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 118
Christian Cannabich
1731 - 1798
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 119
Johann Baptist Cramer
1771 - 1858
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 120
Norbert Burgmüller
1810 - 1836
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 121
Johann Melchior Molter
1696 - 1765
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 122
Heinrich Scheidemann
1596 - 1663
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 123
Moritz Hauptmann
1792 - 1868
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 124
Johann Rosenmüller
1619 - 1684
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 125
Johann Caspar Kerll
1627 - 1693
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 126
Julius Röntgen
1855 - 1932
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 127
Cornelius Gurlitt
1820 - 1901
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 128