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Étienne Méhul

1763 - 1817

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Étienne Nicolas Méhul (French: [meyl]; 22 June 1763 – 18 October 1817) was a French composer of the late classical and early romantic periods. He was known as "the most important opera composer in France during the Revolution". He was also the first composer to be called a "Romantic". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Étienne Méhul has received more than 155,253 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Étienne Méhul is the 444th most popular composer (up from 484th in 2019), the 1,843rd most popular biography from France (up from 1,988th in 2019) and the 66th most popular French Composer.

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  • 56.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Étienne Méhul ranks 444 out of 1,216. Before him are Francesco Maria Veracini, Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Grażyna Bacewicz, Igor Markevitch, Alexander Agricola, and Paul Abraham. After him are Louis Durey, Karl Goldmark, Paolo Tosti, Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia, Valentyn Sylvestrov, and Bernhard Crusell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1763, Étienne Méhul ranks 15. Before him are Augustin Robespierre, Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, Kobayashi Issa, Guillaume Brune, Xavier de Maistre, and Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden. After him are Joseph Fesch, Simon Mayr, Franz Danzi, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and Domenico Dragonetti. Among people deceased in 1817, Étienne Méhul ranks 19. Before him are William Bligh, Fyodor Ushakov, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, Nakşidil Sultan, Abraham Gottlob Werner, and Usman dan Fodio. After him are Duke Louis of Württemberg, Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain, Jean-André Deluc, Giacomo Quarenghi, and Ibrahim Bey.

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In France

Among people born in France, Étienne Méhul ranks 1,843 out of 6,011. Before him are François Magendie (1783), René Char (1907), Blandina (101), Le Pétomane (1857), Étienne François, duc de Choiseul (1719), and Hincmar (806). After him are Charles de Bourbon (1523), Joan of Valois, Queen of Navarre (1343), John III, Duke of Bavaria (1374), Jacques Mesrine (1936), Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon (1693), and Joseph Meister (1876).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Étienne Méhul ranks 66. Before him are Yo-Yo Ma (1955), Georges Delerue (1925), Charles Koechlin (1867), André Jolivet (1905), Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676), and Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe (1640). After him are Louis Durey (1888), Maurice Duruflé (1902), Florent Schmitt (1870), Franck Pourcel (1913), Henri Duparc (1848), and Ferdinand Hérold (1791).

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