SCULPTOR

Georg Kolbe

1877 - 1947

Georg Kolbe

Georg Kolbe (15 April 1877 – 20 November 1947) was a German sculptor. He was the leading German figure sculptor of his generation, in a vigorous, modern, simplified classical style similar to Aristide Maillol of France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georg Kolbe is the 152nd most popular sculptor (down from 141st in 2019), the 3,501st most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,344th in 2019) and the 13th most popular German Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Georg Kolbe ranks 152 out of 258. Before him are George Minne, Auguste Clésinger, Anna Coleman Ladd, Tony Cragg, Augustin-Alexandre Dumont, and Eduardo Paolozzi. After him are Paolo Troubetzkoy, Alina Szapocznikow, Antoine-Denis Chaudet, Alexandre Falguière, Georges Lacombe, and Dennis Oppenheim.

Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia

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George Minne
1866 - 1941
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 146
Auguste Clésinger
1814 - 1883
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 147
Anna Coleman Ladd
1878 - 1939
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 148
Tony Cragg
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 149
Augustin-Alexandre Dumont
1801 - 1884
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 150
Eduardo Paolozzi
1924 - 2005
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 151
Georg Kolbe
1877 - 1947
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 152
Paolo Troubetzkoy
1866 - 1938
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 153
Alina Szapocznikow
1926 - 1973
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 154
Antoine-Denis Chaudet
1763 - 1810
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 155
Alexandre Falguière
1831 - 1900
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 156
Georges Lacombe
1868 - 1916
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 157
Dennis Oppenheim
1938 - 2011
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 158

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Georg Kolbe ranks 98. Before him are Josephine Hull, Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia, Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky, Titta Ruffo, Béla Kiss, and Alphonse de Châteaubriant. After him are Giuseppe Pizzardo, William Hope Hodgson, Edmund Gwenn, Mari Beyleryan, Mordechai Gebirtig, and Camillo Caccia Dominioni. Among people deceased in 1947, Georg Kolbe ranks 128. Before him are Theodore Romzha, Evelyn McHale, Elena Văcărescu, Grace Moore, Harukichi Hyakutake, and Léon-Paul Fargue. After him are Tristan Bernard, George Forbes, Leevi Madetoja, Marc Mitscher, Giuseppe Volpi, and K. L. Saigal.

Others Born in 1877

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Josephine Hull
ACTOR
1877 - 1957
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 92
Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1943
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 93
Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1961
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 94
Titta Ruffo
SINGER
1877 - 1953
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 95
Béla Kiss
EXTREMIST
1877 - 1915
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 96
Alphonse de Châteaubriant
WRITER
1877 - 1951
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 97
Georg Kolbe
SCULPTOR
1877 - 1947
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 98
Giuseppe Pizzardo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1970
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 99
William Hope Hodgson
WRITER
1877 - 1918
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 100
Edmund Gwenn
ACTOR
1877 - 1959
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 101
Mari Beyleryan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1877 - 1915
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 102
Mordechai Gebirtig
MUSICIAN
1877 - 1942
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 103
Camillo Caccia Dominioni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1946
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 104

Others Deceased in 1947

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Theodore Romzha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 1947
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 122
Evelyn McHale
CELEBRITY
1923 - 1947
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 123
Elena Văcărescu
WRITER
1864 - 1947
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 124
Grace Moore
ACTOR
1898 - 1947
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 125
Harukichi Hyakutake
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1947
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 126
Léon-Paul Fargue
WRITER
1876 - 1947
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 127
Georg Kolbe
SCULPTOR
1877 - 1947
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 128
Tristan Bernard
WRITER
1866 - 1947
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 129
George Forbes
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1947
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 130
Leevi Madetoja
COMPOSER
1887 - 1947
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 131
Marc Mitscher
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1947
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 132
Giuseppe Volpi
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1947
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 133
K. L. Saigal
SINGER
1904 - 1947
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 134

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Georg Kolbe ranks 3,503 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1811), Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780), Karl Möbius (1825), Maria Clara Eimmart (1676), Paul Josef Cordes (1934), and Herbert Grönemeyer (1956). After him are Jörg Breu the Elder (1475), Hanni Wenzel (1956), Kurt Jooss (1901), Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1661), Tino Chrupalla (1975), and Franz Kaiser (1891).

Others born in Germany

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Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
NOBLEMAN
1811 - 1902
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 3,497
Johann Friedrich Naumann
BIOLOGIST
1780 - 1857
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,498
Karl Möbius
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1908
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,499
Maria Clara Eimmart
ASTRONOMER
1676 - 1707
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,500
Paul Josef Cordes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2024
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,501
Herbert Grönemeyer
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 3,502
Georg Kolbe
SCULPTOR
1877 - 1947
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 3,503
Jörg Breu the Elder
PAINTER
1475 - 1537
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 3,504
Hanni Wenzel
SKIER
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 3,505
Kurt Jooss
DANCER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 3,506
Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
NOBLEMAN
1661 - 1708
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 3,507
Tino Chrupalla
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 3,508
Franz Kaiser
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1962
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 3,509