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Richard Gerstl

1883 - 1908

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Richard Gerstl (14 September 1883 – 4 November 1908) was an Austrian painter and draughtsman known for his expressive psychologically insightful portraits, his lack of critical acclaim during his lifetime, and his affair with the wife of Arnold Schoenberg, which led to his suicide. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Gerstl has received more than 132,056 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Richard Gerstl is the 865th most popular painter (down from 836th in 2019), the 492nd most popular biography from Austria (up from 499th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Austrian Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

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  • 55.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Richard Gerstls by language

Over the past year Richard Gerstl has had the most page views in the with 17,931 views, followed by German (9,660), and Japanese (3,347). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (248.94%), Danish (146.15%), and Ido (94.76%)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Richard Gerstl ranks 865 out of 2,023. Before him are Prospero Fontana, Wilhelm Marstrand, Thomas Rowlandson, Peder Mørk Mønsted, Hans Gude, and Leandro Bassano. After him are Jan van Huysum, Carolus-Duran, Martin van Meytens, Frans Francken the Younger, Andrew Wyeth, and Vasily Tropinin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Richard Gerstl ranks 98. Before him are Jean Metzinger, Henk Sneevliet, Dmitry Manuilsky, Rudolf Weigl, Rudolf Spielmann, and Isaak Brodsky. After him are Umberto Saba, Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh, Eugen Ritter von Schobert, Nikolaos Plastiras, Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, and Marie Under. Among people deceased in 1908, Richard Gerstl ranks 40. Before him are Qasim Amin, Sundance Kid, Joseph Freinademetz, Andrew Graham, François Coppée, and Sidney Paget. After him are Charles Chamberland, Ludovic Halévy, Belle Gunness, Ouida, Friedrich Traun, and Georgy Voronoy.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Richard Gerstl ranks 492 out of 1,424. Before him are Pauline von Metternich (1836), Karl Menger (1902), Carl Djerassi (1923), Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein (1690), Ernst Krenek (1900), and Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria (1629). After him are Freddy Quinn (1931), Frederick III, Duke of Austria (1347), Johann Nestroy (1801), Joseph Hellmesberger Jr. (1855), Robert Fuchs (1847), and Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria (1576).

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Among PAINTERS In Austria

Among painters born in Austria, Richard Gerstl ranks 14. Before him are Hans Makart (1840), Raoul Hausmann (1886), Peter Fendi (1796), Moritz von Schwind (1804), Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805), and Wolf Huber (1485). After him are Joseph Anton Koch (1768), Ernst Fuchs (1930), Carl Moll (1861), Tina Blau (1845), Otto Muehl (1925), and Franz Defregger (1835).

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