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Ferenc Erkel

1810 - 1893

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Ferenc Erkel (Hungarian: Erkel Ferenc Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɛrkɛl ˈfɛrɛnt͡s], German: Franz Erkel; November 7, 1810 – June 15, 1893) was a Hungarian composer, conductor and pianist. He was the father of Hungarian grand opera, written mainly on historical themes, which are still often performed in Hungary. He also composed the music of "Himnusz", the national anthem of Hungary, which was adopted in 1844. He died in Budapest. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferenc Erkel is the 464th most popular composer (down from 386th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 169th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Hungarian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Ferenc Erkel ranks 464 out of 1,451. Before him are Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, Heinrich Marschner, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Gabriel Pierné, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, and Pēteris Vasks. After him are Jaufre Rudel, Paul Bowles, Joseph Martin Kraus, Friedrich von Flotow, Antonio Maria Abbatini, and Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1810, Ferenc Erkel ranks 28. Before him are Princess Pauline of Württemberg, Nikolay Pirogov, Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Francesco Maria Piave, and Constant Troyon. After him are Jules Perrot, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, Ole Bull, Edward Blyth, George Robert Waterhouse, and Pierre Edmond Boissier. Among people deceased in 1893, Ferenc Erkel ranks 21. Before him are John Tyndall, Benjamin Butler, Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle, Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Abner Doubleday, and Leland Stanford. After him are Alfredo Catalani, George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, José Zorrilla, Heinrich Göbel, Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, and Ford Madox Brown.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ferenc Erkel ranks 199 out of 1,077. Before him are Michael Balint (1896), György Konrád (1933), Adolph Zukor (1873), Miklós Zrínyi (1620), André Kertész (1894), and Miklós Németh (1948). After him are Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary (1817), Mór Jókai (1825), Zoltán Horváth (1937), Mihály Munkácsy (1844), Viktor Barna (1911), and Ludwig von Benedek (1804).

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Among COMPOSERS In Hungary

Among composers born in Hungary, Ferenc Erkel ranks 8. Before him are Zoltán Kodály (1882), Emmerich Kálmán (1882), Miklós Rózsa (1907), Princess Maria Antonia Koháry (1797), Hans Richter (1843), and Karl Goldmark (1830). After him are Joseph Kosma (1905), Hans Swarowsky (1899), Joseph Szigeti (1892), Dora Pejačević (1885), Leó Weiner (1885), and István Kertész (1929).

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