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Christian Ferdinand Abel

1682 - 1761

Christian Ferdinand Abel

Christian Ferdinand Abel (July or August 1682, Hanover, Holy Roman Empire – buried 3 April 1761 (or 1737?), Köthen, Holy Roman Empire) was one of the most famous German Baroque violinists, cellists and especially viol virtuosos. His father was the composer, violinist and organist Clamor Heinrich Abel. For some time Christian served in the Swedish army of Charles XII during the occupation of northern Germany. There he married the Swede Anna Christina Holm. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Ferdinand Abel is the 1,384th most popular musician (down from 746th in 2019), the 4,602nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,125th in 2019) and the 71st most popular German Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Christian Ferdinand Abel ranks 1,384 out of 3,175. Before him are Ralph Towner, Renée Fleming, Parov Stelar, Paquito D'Rivera, Moriz Rosenthal, and Buffy Sainte-Marie. After him are George Jones, Bobby Keys, Ola Brunkert, Paul Butterfield, Terry Melcher, and John Myung.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Ralph Towner
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 1,378
Renée Fleming
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 1,379
Parov Stelar
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 1,380
Paquito D'Rivera
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 1,381
Moriz Rosenthal
1862 - 1946
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 1,382
Buffy Sainte-Marie
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 1,383
Christian Ferdinand Abel
1682 - 1761
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,384
George Jones
1931 - 2013
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,385
Bobby Keys
1943 - 2014
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,386
Ola Brunkert
1946 - 2008
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 1,387
Paul Butterfield
1942 - 1987
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 1,388
Terry Melcher
1942 - 2004
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1,389
John Myung
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 1,390

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1682, Christian Ferdinand Abel ranks 20. Before him are Jean-François Dandrieu, Jan van Huysum, Johann Jacob Bach, Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau, John Hadley, and Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg. After him are Jean-Joseph Mouret, and James Gibbs. Among people deceased in 1761, Christian Ferdinand Abel ranks 21. Before him are Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle, Francesco Feo, Giovanni Poleni, Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Johann Georg Pinsel, and Kelemen Mikes. After him is Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.

Others Born in 1682

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Jean-François Dandrieu
COMPOSER
1682 - 1738
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 14
Jan van Huysum
PAINTER
1682 - 1749
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 15
Johann Jacob Bach
COMPOSER
1682 - 1722
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 16
Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau
POLITICIAN
1682 - 1750
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 17
John Hadley
MATHEMATICIAN
1682 - 1744
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 18
Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1682 - 1719
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 19
Christian Ferdinand Abel
MUSICIAN
1682 - 1761
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 20
Jean-Joseph Mouret
COMPOSER
1682 - 1738
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 21
James Gibbs
ARCHITECT
1682 - 1754
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 22

Others Deceased in 1761

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Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1761
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 15
Francesco Feo
COMPOSER
1691 - 1761
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 16
Giovanni Poleni
PHYSICIST
1683 - 1761
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 17
Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1702 - 1761
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 18
Johann Georg Pinsel
SCULPTOR
1710 - 1761
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 19
Kelemen Mikes
POLITICIAN
1690 - 1761
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 20
Christian Ferdinand Abel
MUSICIAN
1682 - 1761
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 21
Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1761
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 22