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François Francoeur

1698 - 1787

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François Francœur (21 September 1698 – 5 August 1787) was a French composer and violinist from the late Baroque era and the Classical era. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Francoeur is the 916th most popular composer, the 3,569th most popular biography from France (down from 3,554th in 2019) and the 134th most popular French Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, François Francoeur ranks 916 out of 1,451Before him are Daniel Alomía Robles, Leevi Madetoja, Nie Er, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Emil von Sauer, and Egidio Duni. After him are Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Erkki Melartin, Carl Schuricht, Jan Kalivoda, Ester Mägi, and Nicola Fago.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1698, François Francoeur ranks 16Before him are Charles François de Cisternay du Fay, Johann Jakob Bodmer, Erik Pontoppidan, Jean Calas, Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans, and George Browne. After him are Giacomo Ceruti, Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt, Pyotr Saltykov, Henry Baker, Prokop Diviš, and Giambattista Lolli. Among people deceased in 1787, François Francoeur ranks 17Before him are William Watson, Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau, Charles, Prince of Soubise, Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, and Ferdinando Galiani. After him are Thomas Gage, and Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Francoeur ranks 3,569 out of 6,770Before him are Beatrice of England (1242), René Goblet (1828), Marc Ferro (1924), Max Aub (1909), Édouard Drumont (1844), and François Bordes (1919). After him are Pierre Poujade (1920), Louis Hersent (1777), Jacques Pelletier du Mans (1517), Georges Lacombe (1868), Pascal Greggory (1954), and Marie-Joseph Lagrange (1855).

Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, François Francoeur ranks 134Before him are André Gedalge (1856), Édouard Colonne (1838), Petrus de Cruce (1300), Gérard Grisey (1946), Déodat de Séverac (1872), and Claudin de Sermisy (1490). After him are Antoine Brumel (1460), Victor Massé (1822), Henri Sauguet (1901), Philippe Gaubert (1879), André Cardinal Destouches (1672), and Baude Cordier (1364).