COMPOSER

Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.

1828 - 1893

Photo of Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.

Icon of person Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.

Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. (3 November 1828 – 24 October 1893) was an Austrian violinist, conductor, and composer. Born in Vienna, he was the son of musician and pedagogue, Georg Hellmesberger Sr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. has received more than 25,257 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. is the 939th most popular composer (up from 954th in 2019), the 698th most popular biography from Austria (down from 669th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Austrian Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 25k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. ranks 939 out of 1,451Before him are Erkki Aaltonen, Leopold Hofmann, Jacopo da Bologna, Peter Benoit, Juventino Rosas, and Egberto Gismonti. After him are Yuri Antonov, Heinrich Albert, Bojan Adamič, Errico Petrella, William Christie, and Mikael Tariverdiev.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1828, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. ranks 43Before him are Mór Than, Charles Floquet, Étienne Carjat, Herman Grimm, Franjo Rački, and Viktor Rydberg. After him are Heinrich von Ferstel, Leonardo Murialdo, Maria Deraismes, Effie Gray, Josephine Butler, and René Goblet. Among people deceased in 1893, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. ranks 54Before him are Franz Grashof, Robert Cornelius, Anton von Schmerling, Alphonse Beau de Rochas, Jean Dufresne, and Georgi Pulevski. After him are Concepción Arenal, Ibrahim Edhem Pasha, Adolphe Yvon, Grigory Gagarin, Grigor Parlichev, and Aloys Sprenger.

Others Born in 1828

Go to all Rankings

Others Deceased in 1893

Go to all Rankings

In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. ranks 698 out of 1,424Before him are Franz Bartl (1915), Leopold Hofmann (1738), Heinz von Foerster (1911), Alfréd Wetzler (1918), Rudolf von Alt (1812), and Heinz Weixelbraun (1963). After him are Hans Hass (1919), Josef Hickersberger (1948), Mateo Kovačić (1994), Franz Josef Popp (1886), Josef Uridil (1895), and Helene Engelmann (1898).

Among COMPOSERS In Austria

Among composers born in Austria, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. ranks 51Before him are Joseph Weigl (1766), Wilhelm Kienzl (1857), Emil von Reznicek (1860), Friedrich Cerha (1926), Ernst Toch (1887), and Leopold Hofmann (1738). After him are Joseph Marx (1882), Johann von Herbeck (1831), Ignaz Holzbauer (1711), Egon Wellesz (1885), Richard Heuberger (1850), and Siegmund von Hausegger (1872).