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Paul Wittgenstein

1887 - 1961

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Paul Wittgenstein (November 5, 1887 – March 3, 1961) was an Austrian-American concert pianist notable for commissioning new piano concerti for the left hand alone, following the amputation of his right arm during the First World War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Wittgenstein has received more than 275,932 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 25 in 2019). Paul Wittgenstein is the 370th most popular musician (down from 254th in 2019), the 399th most popular biography from Austria (down from 309th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Austrian Musician.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Wittgenstein ranks 370 out of 3,175. Before him are Armin van Buuren, Radu Lupu, Denny Laine, Andy Fletcher, Ry Cooder, and Liberace. After him are Wayne Shorter, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Oliver Dragojević, Stig Anderson, Jermaine Jackson, and Ornette Coleman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Paul Wittgenstein ranks 80. Before him are Vasily Chapayev, George, Crown Prince of Serbia, Avery Brundage, Leonard Bloomfield, Hugo Steinhaus, and Simko Shikak. After him are Korechika Anami, Prince Yasuhiko Asaka, Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, Wilhelm Kube, Mario Roatta, and Octave Lapize. Among people deceased in 1961, Paul Wittgenstein ranks 33. Before him are Wolfgang von Trips, Eero Saarinen, Mukhtar Auezov, Karl Korsch, Zoltán Tildy, and Maria Valtorta. After him are Princess Isabelle of Orléans, Mei Lanfang, Werner Jaeger, Margherita Sarfatti, Gustav Ucicky, and Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Paul Wittgenstein ranks 399 out of 1,424. Before him are Martin Weinek (1964), Robert Stolz (1880), Jack Unterweger (1951), Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein (1760), Emil Artin (1898), and Archduchess Clementina of Austria (1798). After him are Heinz Kohut (1913), Constanze Manziarly (1920), Hanns Albin Rauter (1895), Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria (1630), Viktor Schauberger (1885), and Emilie Louise Flöge (1874).

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Among MUSICIANS In Austria

Among musicians born in Austria, Paul Wittgenstein ranks 11. Before him are Karl Thomas Mozart (1784), Joseph Joachim (1831), Anton Diabelli (1781), Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759), Joe Zawinul (1932), and Friedrich Gulda (1930). After him are Willi Boskovsky (1909), Annie Fischer (1914), Paul Badura-Skoda (1927), Henri Herz (1803), Ingrid Haebler (1926), and Anton Karas (1906).

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