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Franz Berwald

1796 - 1868

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Franz Adolf Berwald (23 July 1796 – 3 April 1868) was a Swedish Romantic composer and violinist. He made his living as an orthopedist and later as the manager of a saw mill and glass factory, and became more appreciated as a composer after his death than he had been in his lifetime. Prominent in his oeuvre are several operas, much chamber music and four symphonies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Berwald is the 160th most popular musician (up from 219th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 152nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Musician.

Franz Berwald was a Swedish composer of the Romantic era. He is most famous for his four symphonies and his Violin Concerto.

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Among musicians, Franz Berwald ranks 160 out of 3,175. Before him are Gianna Nannini, Tony Iommi, Paul Mauriat, Karl Thomas Mozart, Carlos Kleiber, and Fernando Sor. After him are A. R. Rahman, Ritchie Valens, Steve Howe, Vladimir Ashkenazy, James Last, and Charley Patton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, Franz Berwald ranks 8. Before him are Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Adolphe Quetelet, Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Michael Thonet. After him are Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg, Asher Brown Durand, Jakob Steiner, Walter Hunt, Peter Fendi, and Philipp Franz von Siebold. Among people deceased in 1868, Franz Berwald ranks 12. Before him are Mongkut, Tewodros II, August Schleicher, David Brewster, Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, and William T. G. Morton. After him are Okita Sōji, Adalbert Stifter, François-Édouard Picot, Mihailo Obrenović, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, and James Brooke.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Franz Berwald ranks 118 out of 1,879. Before him are Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), Olaus Magnus (1490), Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934), Elias Magnus Fries (1794), Jenny Lind (1820), and Carl Peter Thunberg (1743). After him are Peter Stormare (1953), Nils Liedholm (1922), Lennart Torstensson (1603), Charles VII of Sweden (1130), Ingemar Stenmark (1956), and Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Franz Berwald ranks 4. Before him are Benny Andersson (1946), Björn Ulvaeus (1945), and Avicii (1989). After him are Per Gessle (1959), Carl Michael Bellman (1740), Stig Anderson (1931), Yngwie Malmsteen (1963), Mikkey Dee (1963), Ludwig Göransson (1984), Eric Ericson (1918), and Åse Kleveland (1949).

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