CONDUCTOR

Willem Kes

1856 - 1934

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Willem Kes (Dordrecht, 16 February 1856 – München, 22 February 1934, was a Dutch conductor, composer, violist, and violinist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willem Kes has received more than 18,792 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Willem Kes is the 96th most popular conductor (up from 97th in 2019), the 691st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 672nd in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Conductor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Willem Kes by language

Over the past year Willem Kes has had the most page views in the with 1,816 views, followed by Dutch (968), and Simple English (929). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Polish (273.77%), Catalan (103.33%), and Egyptian Arabic (53.85%)

Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Willem Kes ranks 96 out of 128. Before him are Jascha Horenstein, Antonio Pappano, Paul Paray, Fabio Luisi, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, and Vasily Agapkin. After him are Henry Wood, Grzegorz Fitelberg, Valery Khalilov, Gustavo Dudamel, Tomás Bretón, and Milan Horvat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, Willem Kes ranks 99. Before him are Władysław Ślewiński, Edmund Beecher Wilson, Gabrielle Réjane, Paul von Jankó, Alberto Palacio, and Jinzō Matsumura. After him are Wilhelm Geiger, Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau, Alfred Deakin, Nigâr Hanım, Leon Benois, and Orville Gibson. Among people deceased in 1934, Willem Kes ranks 114. Before him are Joachim Ringelnatz, Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Pyotr Chardynin, Oskar von Miller, Mikhail Matyushin, and Jafar Jabbarly. After him are N. E. Brown, Jules Renkin, Fritz Graebner, Blind Blake, Gustav de Vries, and Zabel Sibil Asadour.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Kes ranks 691 out of 1,646. Before him are Georginio Wijnaldum (1990), Hendrik van Gent (1900), Jan Jacob Rochussen (1797), Reinier Nooms (1623), Jetta Goudal (1891), and Jetze Doorman (1881). After him are Bart Berman (1938), Boudewijn Zenden (1976), Leen Vente (1911), Constant Nieuwenhuys (1920), Jacob Maris (1837), and Jan Lammers (1956).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Netherlands

Among conductors born in Netherlands, Willem Kes ranks 1. After him are Jaap van Zweden (1960).

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