COMPOSER

Boris Blacher

1903 - 1975

Boris Blacher

Boris Blacher (19 January [O.S. 6 January] 1903 – 30 January 1975) was a German composer and librettist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Boris Blacher is the 658th most popular composer (down from 650th in 2019), the 632nd most popular biography from China (up from 637th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Boris Blacher ranks 658 out of 1,451. Before him are Spyridon Samaras, Marc'Antonio Ingegneri, Herms Niel, François Sudre, Heinz Holliger, and Ildebrando Pizzetti. After him are Andrzej Panufnik, Anton Walter, Agustín Lara, Charles Lecocq, Georg Joseph Vogler, and Stevan Mokranjac.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

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Spyridon Samaras
1861 - 1917
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 652
Marc'Antonio Ingegneri
1535 - 1592
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 653
Herms Niel
1888 - 1954
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 654
François Sudre
1787 - 1862
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 655
Heinz Holliger
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 656
Ildebrando Pizzetti
1880 - 1968
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 657
Boris Blacher
1903 - 1975
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 658
Andrzej Panufnik
1914 - 1991
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 659
Anton Walter
1752 - 1826
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 660
Agustín Lara
1897 - 1970
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 661
Charles Lecocq
1832 - 1918
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 662
Georg Joseph Vogler
1749 - 1814
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 663
Stevan Mokranjac
1856 - 1914
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 664

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Boris Blacher ranks 132. Before him are Barbara Hepworth, Walker Evans, Joan Robinson, Dolores Costello, Flaminio Bertoni, and Bartel Leendert van der Waerden. After him are Cigerxwîn, Vladimir Jankélévitch, Russell Bufalino, Florence Owens Thompson, Khalid al-Azm, and Grigori Aleksandrov. Among people deceased in 1975, Boris Blacher ranks 93. Before him are Sisowath Sirik Matak, Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, Carl Lutz, Barbara Hepworth, Walker Evans, and Achille Van Acker. After him are Alvin Hansen, Richard Conte, Richard Tucker, Ernst Alexanderson, Joseph Guillemot, and Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg.

Others Born in 1903

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Barbara Hepworth
PAINTER
1903 - 1975
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 126
Walker Evans
JOURNALIST
1903 - 1975
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 127
Joan Robinson
ECONOMIST
1903 - 1983
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 128
Dolores Costello
ACTOR
1903 - 1979
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 129
Flaminio Bertoni
ENGINEER
1903 - 1964
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 130
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1996
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 131
Boris Blacher
COMPOSER
1903 - 1975
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 132
Cigerxwîn
WRITER
1903 - 1984
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 133
Vladimir Jankélévitch
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1985
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 134
Russell Bufalino
MAFIOSO
1903 - 1994
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 135
Florence Owens Thompson
CELEBRITY
1903 - 1983
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 136
Khalid al-Azm
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1965
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 137
Grigori Aleksandrov
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1983
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 138

Others Deceased in 1975

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Sisowath Sirik Matak
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1975
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 87
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1975
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 88
Carl Lutz
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1975
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 89
Barbara Hepworth
PAINTER
1903 - 1975
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 90
Walker Evans
JOURNALIST
1903 - 1975
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 91
Achille Van Acker
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1975
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 92
Boris Blacher
COMPOSER
1903 - 1975
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 93
Alvin Hansen
ECONOMIST
1887 - 1975
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 94
Richard Conte
ACTOR
1910 - 1975
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 95
Richard Tucker
SINGER
1913 - 1975
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 96
Ernst Alexanderson
INVENTOR
1878 - 1975
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 97
Joseph Guillemot
ATHLETE
1899 - 1975
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 98
Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1975
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 99