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Joseph Mohr

1792 - 1848

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Josephus Franciscus Mohr, sometimes spelled Josef (11 December 1792 – 4 December 1848) was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and writer, who wrote the words to the Christmas carol "Silent Night.. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Mohr has received more than 245,906 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Joseph Mohr is the 1,419th most popular writer (up from 1,460th in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Austria (up from 359th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Austrian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

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  • 58.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Silent night, holy night
Carols, Texts, Christmas music
1999
Cäcilia : katolisches Gesang- und Gebetbuch
Catholic Church, German, German Hymns
1875
Minder fra en følsom reise fra Kjøbenhavn over Kiel til Danzig og tilbage
Description and travel
1884
Passionsbüchlein von P. Joseph Mohr S.J.
1871
Cantiones sacrae
1878
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Musical books, Carols, German, Toy and movable books
1984

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joseph Mohr ranks 1,419 out of 7,302. Before him are Agrippa d'Aubigné, Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, Georges Rodenbach, Remy de Gourmont, Béla Balázs, and Ryū Murakami. After him are Qiu Jin, Du Mu, Jane Hawking, Chico Xavier, Else Lasker-Schüler, and Fran Krsto Frankopan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1792, Joseph Mohr ranks 19. Before him are Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, James Mayer de Rothschild, Victor Cousin, Johann Peter Eckermann, Johan August Arfwedson, and Maria Beatrice of Savoy. After him are John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Matteo Carcassi, Carlos Antonio López, Francisco Morazán, John Bowring, and Francisco de Paula Santander. Among people deceased in 1848, Joseph Mohr ranks 19. Before him are María Isabella of Spain, Mohammad Shah Qajar, Khachatur Abovian, Thomas Cole, Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, and William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. After him are James Dunlop, Branwell Brontë, Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este, Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, and John Jacob Astor.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Joseph Mohr ranks 338 out of 1,424. Before him are Erich Kleiber (1890), Haim Bar-Lev (1924), Franz Sacher (1816), Ettore Sottsass (1917), Alois Riegl (1858), and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1620). After him are Leopold IV, Duke of Austria (1371), Margaret of Austria, Queen of Bohemia (1204), Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este (1915), Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria (1872), Hans Krankl (1953), and Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy (1714).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Joseph Mohr ranks 25. Before him are Ingeborg Bachmann (1926), Božena Němcová (1820), Miep Gies (1909), August Kubizek (1888), Christine Nöstlinger (1936), and Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797). After him are Vicki Baum (1888), Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774), Peter Altenberg (1859), Hermann Bahr (1863), Karl-Maria Kertbeny (1824), and Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874).

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