PAINTER
Max Klinger
1857 - 1920
Max Klinger
Max Klinger (18 February 1857 – 5 July 1920) was a German artist who produced significant work in painting, sculpture, prints and graphics, as well as writing a treatise articulating his ideas on art and the role of graphic arts and printmaking in relation to painting. He is associated with symbolism, the Vienna Secession, and Jugendstil (Youth Style) the German manifestation of Art Nouveau. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Max Klinger has received more than 198,935 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Max Klinger is the 399th most popular painter (down from 397th in 2019), the 1,096th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,113th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular German Painter.
Max Klinger is most famous for his illustrations of the Oresteia, a trilogy of plays by Aeschylus.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
60.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
7.48
Effective Languages (L*)
2.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Max Klinger ranks 399 out of 2,023. Before him are Ferdinand Bol, Thomas Cole, Gino Severini, Frederic Edwin Church, Jules Chéret, and André Masson. After him are Shitao, Eva Gonzalès, Asger Jorn, Tom of Finland, Andrea Solari, and Joseph Kosuth.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFerdinand Bol
1616 - 1680
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 393
Thomas Cole
1801 - 1848
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 394
Gino Severini
1883 - 1966
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 395
Frederic Edwin Church
1826 - 1900
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 396
Jules Chéret
1836 - 1932
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 397
André Masson
1896 - 1987
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 398
Max Klinger
1857 - 1920
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 399
Shitao
1642 - 1707
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 400
Eva Gonzalès
1849 - 1883
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 401
Asger Jorn
1914 - 1973
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 402
Tom of Finland
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 403
Andrea Solari
1460 - 1524
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 404
Joseph Kosuth
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 405
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1857, Max Klinger ranks 35. Before him are Karl Pearson, George Hendrik Breitner, Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, Otto von Below, Edward Emerson Barnard, and Aleksandr Lyapunov. After him are Georges Gilles de la Tourette, 12th Dalai Lama, Antoni Grabowski, Ida Tarbell, Cécile Chaminade, and Wilhelm Johannsen. Among people deceased in 1920, Max Klinger ranks 24. Before him are Dmitri Ivanovsky, Rosalia Lombardo, John Reed, Nectarios of Aegina, Benito Pérez Galdós, and Venustiano Carranza. After him are Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria, Essad Pasha Toptani, Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Eleanor H. Porter, Prince Joachim of Prussia, and Abraham Kuyper.
Others Born in 1857
Go to all RankingsKarl Pearson
STATISTICIAN
1857 - 1936
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 29
George Hendrik Breitner
PAINTER
1857 - 1923
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 30
Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1943
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 31
Otto von Below
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1944
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 32
Edward Emerson Barnard
ASTRONOMER
1857 - 1923
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 33
Aleksandr Lyapunov
MATHEMATICIAN
1857 - 1918
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 34
Max Klinger
PAINTER
1857 - 1920
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 35
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1904
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 36
12th Dalai Lama
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1875
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 37
Antoni Grabowski
CHEMIST
1857 - 1921
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 38
Ida Tarbell
WRITER
1857 - 1944
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 39
Cécile Chaminade
COMPOSER
1857 - 1944
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 40
Wilhelm Johannsen
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1927
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 41
Others Deceased in 1920
Go to all RankingsDmitri Ivanovsky
BIOLOGIST
1864 - 1920
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 18
Rosalia Lombardo
CELEBRITY
1918 - 1920
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 19
John Reed
JOURNALIST
1887 - 1920
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 20
Nectarios of Aegina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1846 - 1920
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 21
Benito Pérez Galdós
WRITER
1843 - 1920
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 22
Venustiano Carranza
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1920
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 23
Max Klinger
PAINTER
1857 - 1920
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 24
Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1920
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 25
Essad Pasha Toptani
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1920
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 26
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1854 - 1920
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 27
Eleanor H. Porter
WRITER
1868 - 1920
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 28
Prince Joachim of Prussia
COMPANION
1890 - 1920
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 29
Abraham Kuyper
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1920
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 30
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Max Klinger ranks 1,096 out of 7,253. Before him are William, Duke of Nassau (1792), Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1934), Carl Stamitz (1745), Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628), Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1601), and Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (1939). After him are Alfred Brehm (1829), Philip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676), Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (1229), Robert Michels (1876), Wilhelm Gustloff (1895), and Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWilliam, Duke of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1839
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 1,090
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,091
Carl Stamitz
COMPOSER
1745 - 1801
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,092
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
COMPANION
1628 - 1685
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,093
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
POLITICIAN
1601 - 1675
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1,094
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1,095
Max Klinger
PAINTER
1857 - 1920
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 1,096
Alfred Brehm
WRITER
1829 - 1884
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 1,097
Philip Johan von Strahlenberg
EXPLORER
1676 - 1747
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 1,098
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1229 - 1294
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 1,099
Robert Michels
SOCIOLOGIST
1876 - 1936
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 1,100
Wilhelm Gustloff
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1936
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 1,101
Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1748
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,102
Among PAINTERS In Germany
Among painters born in Germany, Max Klinger ranks 33. Before him are Hendrik Goltzius (1558), Philipp Otto Runge (1777), Joseph Karl Stieler (1781), Stefan Lochner (1410), Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789), and Oskar Schlemmer (1888). After him are Lucian Freud (1922), Adam Elsheimer (1578), Anna Maria van Schurman (1607), Erich Heckel (1883), Konrad Witz (1400), and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884).
Hendrik Goltzius
1558 - 1617
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 27
Philipp Otto Runge
1777 - 1810
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 28
Joseph Karl Stieler
1781 - 1858
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 29
Stefan Lochner
1410 - 1451
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 30
Johann Friedrich Overbeck
1789 - 1869
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 31
Oskar Schlemmer
1888 - 1943
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 32
Max Klinger
1857 - 1920
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 33
Lucian Freud
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 34
Adam Elsheimer
1578 - 1610
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 35
Anna Maria van Schurman
1607 - 1678
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 36
Erich Heckel
1883 - 1970
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 37
Konrad Witz
1400 - 1446
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 38
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
1884 - 1976
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 39