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Carl Tausig

1841 - 1871

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Karl Tausig (sometimes "Carl"; born Karol Tausig; 4 November 1841 – 17 July 1871) was a Polish virtuoso pianist, arranger and composer. He is generally regarded as Franz Liszt's most distinguished pupil and one of the greatest pianists of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Tausig is the 454th most popular musician (up from 989th in 2019), the 396th most popular biography from Poland (up from 795th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Polish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Carl Tausig ranks 454 out of 3,175Before him are Valery Gergiev, Krystian Zimerman, Ellie Goulding, Billy Gibbons, Eliso Virsaladze, and Wolfgang Sawallisch. After him are Scott McKenzie, David Crosby, Maurice André, Theodor Leschetizky, Alan Menken, and Paul Desmond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1841, Carl Tausig ranks 34Before him are Philipp Mainländer, Ahmed ‘Urabi, Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta, Eliza Orzeszkowa, Theodor von Oppolzer, and Julius von Payer. After him are Annie Chapman, Eugenius Warming, Otto von Gierke, Prudente de Morais, Joseph Henry Blackburne, and François-Alphonse Forel. Among people deceased in 1871, Carl Tausig ranks 21Before him are Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, Alexander Afanasyev, Wilhelm Weitling, Jarosław Dąbrowski, Anselme Payen, and Charles Paul de Kock. After him are Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel, Moritz von Schwind, Filippo Taglioni, Robert Chambers, and Étienne Constantin de Gerlache.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Carl Tausig ranks 396 out of 1,694Before him are Joachim Meisner (1933), Krystian Zimerman (1956), Maria Cunitz (1610), Arthur Greiser (1897), Mieszko III the Old (1126), and Gustav Flatow (1875). After him are Helmuth von Pannwitz (1898), Theodor Leschetizky (1830), Hans Karl von Diebitsch (1785), Alfred Korzybski (1879), I. L. Peretz (1852), and Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile (1140).

Among MUSICIANS In Poland

Among musicians born in Poland, Carl Tausig ranks 8Before him are Arthur Rubinstein (1887), Henryk Wieniawski (1835), Wanda Landowska (1879), Henryk Szeryng (1918), Artur Schnabel (1882), and Krystian Zimerman (1956). After him are Theodor Leschetizky (1830), Julie Guicciardi (1782), Josef Hofmann (1876), Christoph Eschenbach (1940), Bronisław Huberman (1882), and Xaver Scharwenka (1850).