1684 - 1738
Matthias Bernard Braun (Czech: Matyáš Bernard Braun, 24 February 1684 in Sautens near Innsbruck – 15 February 1738 in Prague) was a sculptor and carver active in the Czech lands, one of the most prominent late baroque style sculptors in the area. Matthias Bernard Braun was born as the fifth child of Jacob Braun and Magdalene born Neureuter. He apprenticed in Austria (Salzburg) and Italy (Venice, Bologna, Rome). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthias Braun has received more than 40,020 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Matthias Braun is the 156th most popular sculptor (down from 137th in 2019), the 668th most popular biography from Austria (down from 612th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Austrian Sculptor.
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Among sculptors, Matthias Braun ranks 156 out of 189. Before him are Jorge Oteiza, Ligier Richier, Hermann Obrist, Silanion, Georg Kolbe, and Valie Export. After him are James Pradier, Augustin-Alexandre Dumont, Mark Antokolsky, Robert Jacobsen, Giuseppe Prinzi, and Tino di Camaino.
1908 - 2003
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 150
1500 - 1567
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 151
1863 - 1927
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 152
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 153
1877 - 1947
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 154
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 155
1684 - 1738
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 156
1790 - 1852
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 157
1801 - 1884
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 158
1843 - 1902
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 159
1912 - 1993
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 160
1825 - 1895
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 161
1285 - 1337
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 162
Among people born in 1684, Matthias Braun ranks 19. Before him are Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle, Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg, Matthias Bel, Jean-Baptiste van Loo, Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, and Francesco Manfredini. Among people deceased in 1738, Matthias Braun ranks 7. Before him are Herman Boerhaave, Joseph Süß Oppenheimer, Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Caspar Bartholin the Younger, Jean-François Dandrieu, and Turlough O'Carolan. After him are George Bähr, Jean-Joseph Mouret, and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend.
1684 - 1761
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 13
1684 - 1774
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 14
1684 - 1749
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 15
1684 - 1745
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 16
1684 - 1742
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 17
1684 - 1762
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 18
1684 - 1738
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 19
1668 - 1738
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 1
1698 - 1738
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 2
1679 - 1738
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 3
1655 - 1738
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 4
1682 - 1738
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 5
1670 - 1738
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 6
1684 - 1738
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 7
1666 - 1738
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 8
1682 - 1738
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 9
1674 - 1738
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 10
Among people born in Austria, Matthias Braun ranks 668 out of 1,237. Before him are Josef Kriehuber (1800), Ceija Stojka (1933), Ernst Jandl (1925), Valie Export (1940), Heinrich Lammasch (1853), and Simon von Stampfer (1790). After him are Herbert Prohaska (1955), Wilhelm Kienzl (1857), Guido Starhemberg (1657), Nadja Tiller (1929), Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. (1828), and Helene Engelmann (1898).
1800 - 1876
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 662
1933 - 2013
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 663
1925 - 2000
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 664
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 665
1853 - 1920
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 666
1790 - 1864
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 667
1684 - 1738
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 668
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 669
1857 - 1941
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 670
1657 - 1737
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 671
1929 - 2023
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 672
1828 - 1893
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 673
1898 - 1985
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 674
Among sculptors born in Austria, Matthias Braun ranks 6. Before him are Anna Mahler (1904), Georg Rafael Donner (1693), Antun Augustinčić (1900), Magda Frank (1914), and Valie Export (1940). After him are Fritz Wotruba (1907), Franz West (1947), Erwin Wurm (1954), Hellmuth Marx (1915), and Alfred Hrdlicka (1928).
1904 - 1988
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1
1693 - 1741
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 2
1900 - 1979
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 3
1914 - 2010
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 4
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 5
1684 - 1738
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 6
1907 - 1975
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 7
1947 - 2012
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 8
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 9
1915 - 2002
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 10
1928 - 2009
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 11