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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 237,132 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Joseph Mohr is the 1,463rd most popular writer (up from 2,163rd in 2019), the 359th most popular biography from Austria (up from 466th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Austrian Writer.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.54

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  • 2.38

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joseph Mohr ranks 1,463 out of 5,755Before him are Alexander Radishchev, Philip José Farmer, Ruy González de Clavijo, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Fritz Gerlich, and Jean Chapelain. After him are Peter Altenberg, Ba Jin, Wilhelm Weitling, Kuvempu, Chico Xavier, and Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1792, Joseph Mohr ranks 21Before him are Maria Beatrice of Savoy, William, Duke of Nassau, Johann Peter Eckermann, John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Victor Cousin, and Matteo Carcassi. After him are Francisco de Paula Santander, Carlos Antonio López, John Bowring, Francisco Morazán, Gustav Schwab, and Mangas Coloradas. Among people deceased in 1848, Joseph Mohr ranks 19Before him are Nicolas Oudinot, Vissarion Belinsky, Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, Khachatur Abovian, Mohammad Shah Qajar, and Thomas Cole. After him are Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este, Robert Darwin, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Frederick Marryat, John Jacob Astor, and Duchess Amelia of Württemberg.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Joseph Mohr ranks 359 out of 1,237Before him are Emilie Louise Flöge (1874), Leopold Berchtold (1863), Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein (1869), Archduchess Adelheid of Austria (1914), Richard Neutra (1892), and Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1822). After him are Peter Altenberg (1859), Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw (1590), Christine Nöstlinger (1936), Heinz Kohut (1913), Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein (1760), and Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels (1874).

Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Joseph Mohr ranks 26Before him are Božena Němcová (1820), Otto of Freising (1114), Klaus Ebner (1964), Franz Grillparzer (1791), August Kubizek (1888), and Eva Schloss (1929). After him are Peter Altenberg (1859), Christine Nöstlinger (1936), Karl-Maria Kertbeny (1824), Raul Hilberg (1926), Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774), and Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797).