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Friedrich Silcher

1789 - 1860

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Philipp Friedrich Silcher (27 June 1789 in Schnait (today part of Weinstadt) – 26 August 1860 in Tübingen), was a German composer, mainly known for his lieder (songs), and an important Volkslied collector. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Silcher is the 995th most popular composer (down from 976th in 2019), the 3,929th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,783rd in 2019) and the 148th most popular German Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Friedrich Silcher ranks 995 out of 1,451. Before him are Ivan Galamian, Johann Joseph Abert, Ary Barroso, Andreas Hammerschmidt, Nikolai Zaremba, and Balys Dvarionas. After him are Arthur Benjamin, Attilio Ariosti, Harrison Birtwistle, Zacharia Paliashvili, Matthew Locke, and William Christie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1789, Friedrich Silcher ranks 35. Before him are Manuel Gómez Pedraza, Charles Rivière-Hérard, Carlos María de Alvear, Auguste Couder, Richard Bright, and Franz Xaver Gabelsberger. After him are Carlos Soublette, Bernhard Severin Ingemann, Peter Joseph Lenné, Manuel de la Peña y Peña, Leona Vicario, and Gamzat-bek. Among people deceased in 1860, Friedrich Silcher ranks 46. Before him are Tokugawa Nariaki, Louis Hersent, Duchess Marie of Württemberg, Charles Barry, Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient, and Anders Sandøe Ørsted. After him are Johann Georg Christian Lehmann, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Nicolaas Pieneman, Andreas Metaxas, Konstantin Aksakov, and Ludwig Bechstein.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Silcher ranks 3,931 out of 7,253. Before him are Sheryl Lee (1967), Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg (1792), Erich Ollenhauer (1901), Prince August of Württemberg (1813), Leopold Zunz (1794), and Hans Furler (1904). After him are Johann Carl Fuhlrott (1803), Virgil Solis (1514), Ruth Pfau (1929), Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (1838), Joachim Camerarius (1500), and Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg (1805).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Friedrich Silcher ranks 148. Before him are Hans von Koessler (1853), Felix Draeseke (1835), Julius Rietz (1812), Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch (1736), Friedrich Gernsheim (1839), and Princess Amalie of Saxony (1794). After him are Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg (1718), Gustav Lange (1830), Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse (1774), Johann Adolf Scheibe (1708), Johann Theile (1646), and Frederick Loewe (1901).

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