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Erich von Hornbostel

1877 - 1935

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Erich Moritz von Hornbostel (25 February 1877 – 28 November 1935) was an Austrian ethnomusicologist, comparative musicologist, and scholar of music. He is remembered for his pioneering work in the field of ethnomusicology, and for the Sachs–Hornbostel system of musical instrument classification which he co-authored with Curt Sachs. He is also known as the father of the "Berlin School of Ethnomusicology" in conjunction with Carl Stumpf. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erich von Hornbostel is the 11,180th most popular politician (down from 9,587th in 2019), the 635th most popular biography from Austria (down from 557th in 2019) and the 178th most popular Austrian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Erich von Hornbostel ranks 11,180 out of 19,576. Before him are Marduk-zakir-shumi II, Nick Bollettieri, Jacob Tullin Thams, Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild, Domitius Domitianus, and Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. After him are Eudokia Baïana, Wang Can, Robert Themptander, Xavier Bettel, Jason of Pherae, and Lucius Afranius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Erich von Hornbostel ranks 90. Before him are Joanni Perronet, Otto Herschmann, Maximilian Voloshin, Wehib Pasha, Viktor Dyk, and Louisa Bolus. After him are Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow, Josephine Hull, Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia, Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky, Titta Ruffo, and Béla Kiss. Among people deceased in 1935, Erich von Hornbostel ranks 82. Before him are Johannes Thiele, Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Austria, Pyotr Kozlov, Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Mack Swain, and Alfred Ewing. After him are Viggo Johansen, Zequinha de Abreu, Virginie Demont-Breton, Huey Long, Albert Ayat, and Dutch Schultz.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Erich von Hornbostel ranks 635 out of 1,424. Before him are Toni Polster (1964), David Alaba (1992), Trickster (null), Leo Spitzer (1887), Otto Ender (1875), and Emma Eckstein (1865). After him are Carl Millöcker (1842), Johann von Herbeck (1831), Toto Wolff (1972), Marc Girardelli (1963), Friedrich Cerha (1926), and Georg von Derfflinger (1606).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Erich von Hornbostel ranks 178. Before him are Michael Mayr (1864), Josef Klaus (1910), Archduchess Margaret of Austria (1567), Ottokar III of Styria (1129), István Friedrich (1883), and Otto Ender (1875). After him are Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (1899), Otto Erich Deutsch (1883), Karl Buresch (1878), Frederick I, Duke of Austria (1175), Alexandru Vaida-Voevod (1872), and Archduchess Eleanor of Austria (1582).

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