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Theo van Gogh

1857 - 1891

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Theodorus van Gogh (Dutch: [teːjoːˈdoːrʏs ˈteːjoː vɑŋ ˈɣɔx]; 1 May 1857 – 25 January 1891) was a Dutch art dealer and the younger brother of Vincent van Gogh. Known as Theo, his support of his older brother's artistic ambitions and well-being allowed Vincent to devote himself entirely to painting. As an art dealer, Theo van Gogh played a crucial role in introducing contemporary French art to the public. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theo van Gogh has received more than 55,853 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Theo van Gogh is the 146th most popular painter (up from 183rd in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 62nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Dutch Painter.

Theo van gogh is most famous for being a Dutch painter and filmmaker who was assassinated in 2004 by a Dutch-Moroccan Islamic extremist.

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  • 68.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Theo van Gogh ranks 146 out of 2,023. Before him are Robert Campin, Robert Delaunay, Tamara de Lempicka, Pontormo, Umberto Boccioni, and Charles Le Brun. After him are Albrecht Altdorfer, Suzanne Valadon, Emil Nolde, André Derain, Eugène Boudin, and Jean-Léon Gérôme.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Theo van Gogh ranks 16. Before him are Alfonso XII of Spain, Henrik Pontoppidan, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, William Howard Taft, Ruggero Leoncavallo, and Alfred Binet. After him are Eugen Bleuler, Alexander of Battenberg, Paul Doumer, Axel Munthe, Andrija Mohorovičić, and Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia. Among people deceased in 1891, Theo van Gogh ranks 13. Before him are Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Sofia Kovalevskaya, P. T. Barnum, Léo Delibes, and Wilhelm Eduard Weber. After him are Leopold Kronecker, Prince Napoléon Bonaparte, Albert Pike, Ivan Goncharov, Jules Grévy, and Jan Neruda.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Theo van Gogh ranks 43 out of 1,646. Before him are Rinus Michels (1928), Gerrit Dou (1613), Johan Huizinga (1872), Jan van Riebeeck (1619), Jan Steen (1626), and Ruud Gullit (1962). After him are Frank Rijkaard (1962), Paul Verhoeven (1938), Thomas Bernhard (1931), Peter Debye (1884), Max Euwe (1901), and Christiaan Eijkman (1858).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Theo van Gogh ranks 9. Before him are Johannes Vermeer (1632), Piet Mondrian (1872), Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525), Hieronymus Bosch (1450), Gerrit Dou (1613), and Jan Steen (1626). After him are Jacob van Ruisdael (1628), Han van Meegeren (1889), Pieter de Hooch (1629), Dieric Bouts (1415), Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836), and Petrus Christus (1410).

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