ARTIST

Theo van Doesburg

1883 - 1931

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Theo van Doesburg (Dutch: [ˈteːjoː vɑn ˈduzbʏr(ə)x]; 30 August 1883 – 7 March 1931) was a Dutch artist, who practiced painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theo van Doesburg has received more than 476,334 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Theo van Doesburg is the 16th most popular artist (down from 14th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 48th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Artist.

Theo van Doesburg was a Dutch painter and architect. He is most famous for his contributions to the De Stijl art movement.

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  • 480k

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  • 67.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Theo van Doesburg ranks 16 out of 125. Before him are Hiroshige, Joseph Beuys, Yves Klein, Jean Arp, Käthe Kollwitz, and Roy Lichtenstein. After him are El Lissitzky, Luca Signorelli, Marina Abramović, Kurt Schwitters, Adolph Menzel, and Keith Haring.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Theo van Doesburg ranks 23. Before him are José Ortega y Gasset, Morihei Ueshiba, Otto Heinrich Warburg, Semyon Budyonny, Maurice Utrillo, and Norman Haworth. After him are Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, Johannes Blaskowitz, Celâl Bayar, Wang Jingwei, Andrey Vyshinsky, and Napoleon Hill. Among people deceased in 1931, Theo van Doesburg ranks 14. Before him are Albert A. Michelson, Arthur Schnitzler, Geli Raubal, Lili Elbe, Joseph Joffre, and George Herbert Mead. After him are Carl Nielsen, F. W. Murnau, Bhagat Singh, Hermann Müller, Armand Fallières, and Peter Kürten.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Theo van Doesburg ranks 54 out of 1,646. Before him are Max Euwe (1901), Christiaan Eijkman (1858), Jacob van Ruisdael (1628), Rem Koolhaas (1944), Frits Zernike (1888), and Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1870). After him are Michiel de Ruyter (1607), William II, Prince of Orange (1626), Sylvia Kristel (1952), Paul J. Crutzen (1933), Han van Meegeren (1889), and Frederick de Houtman (1571).

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Among ARTISTS In Netherlands

Among artists born in Netherlands, Theo van Doesburg ranks 2. Before him are M. C. Escher (1898). After him are Theo Jansen (1948), Bas Jan Ader (1942), and Joseph Smit (1836).

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