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Adrien-François Servais

1807 - 1866

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Adrien-François Servais (6 June 1807 – 26 November 1866) was one of the most influential cellists of the nineteenth century. He was born and died in what is now Halle, Belgium. He is one of the founders of the Modern Cellistic Schools of Paris and Madrid, which began through collaboration with his friend Auguste Franchomme and his disciple Víctor Mirecki Larramat. His compositions are still studied, performed and recorded all over the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adrien-François Servais is the 760th most popular musician (up from 829th in 2019), the 404th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 458th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Belgian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Adrien-François Servais ranks 760 out of 3,175Before him are Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Tom Araya, Danko Jones, Link Wray, Deadmau5, and Kenny Clarke. After him are Klaus Tennstedt, Ilaiyaraaja, Peter Machajdík, The Edge, Vasco Rossi, and Todd Rundgren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1807, Adrien-François Servais ranks 27Before him are Joseph E. Johnston, Amir Kabir, Jónas Hallgrímsson, Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha, Napoleon Orda, and Anna Russell. After him are Napoléon Henri Reber, Thiệu Trị, Robert Blum, Joseph Decaisne, Jane Digby, and Pieter Willem Korthals. Among people deceased in 1866, Adrien-François Servais ranks 22Before him are Paul Gavarni, Alexander von Nordmann, Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, Massimo d'Azeglio, Winfield Scott, and Luigi Carlo Farini. After him are Mikhail Muravyov-Vilensky, Thuwaini bin Said, Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, John McDouall Stuart, Nadezhda Durova, and Jan Kalivoda.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Adrien-François Servais ranks 404 out of 1,190Before him are Alexander De Croo (1975), Daniel Van Buyten (1978), Gustaaf Wappers (1803), Aelbrecht Bouts (1450), Gaston Roelants (1937), and Julien Ries (1920). After him are Jan Sanders van Hemessen (1500), David Vinckboons (1576), Briek Schotte (1919), George Washington (1871), Jean-Marc Bosman (1964), and Erik De Vlaeminck (1945).

Among MUSICIANS In Belgium

Among musicians born in Belgium, Adrien-François Servais ranks 4Before him are Django Reinhardt (1910), Toots Thielemans (1922), and Arthur Grumiaux (1921). After him are Arthur De Greef (1862), Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925), Sigiswald Kuijken (1944), André Cluytens (1905), Brian Molko (1972), Francis Goya (1946), Gotye (1980), and Gustaph (1980).