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Gottfried van Swieten

1733 - 1803

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Gottfried Freiherr van Swieten (29 October 1733 – 29 March 1803) was a Dutch-born diplomat, librarian, and government official who served the Holy Roman Empire during the 18th century. He was an enthusiastic amateur musician and is best remembered today as the patron of several great composers of the Classical era, including Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gottfried van Swieten is the 8,966th most popular politician (up from 8,978th in 2019), the 363rd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 388th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gottfried van Swieten ranks 8,966 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, Cynane, Kara Davud Pasha, Douglas Hyde, and Louis Lachenal. After him are Joseph Darnand, Géraud Duroc, Anna, Ubol Ratana, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, and Ulpia Severina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1733, Gottfried van Swieten ranks 13. Before him are George Read, Hubert Robert, Siraj ud-Daulah, Jean-Charles de Borda, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, and Daniel Solander. After him are Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, Philip Carteret, Maruyama Ōkyo, Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter, Ismail III, and Adam Naruszewicz. Among people deceased in 1803, Gottfried van Swieten ranks 20. Before him are Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Xenia of Saint Petersburg, Samuel Adams, Pōmare I, Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II, and François Devienne. After him are William Hamilton, Maria Fortunata d'Este, Kirill Razumovski, Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, Sylvain Maréchal, and Samuel von Brukenthal.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gottfried van Swieten ranks 363 out of 1,646. Before him are Allaert van Everdingen (1621), Charles II, Duke of Guelders (1467), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), Floris II, Count of Holland (1091), Jos Verstappen (1972), and Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau (1637). After him are Cornelis van Poelenburgh (1594), Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (1969), Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (1563), Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1657), Anton Corbijn (1955), and Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1734).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Gottfried van Swieten ranks 63. Before him are Joseph Luns (1911), Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1743), William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1613), Floris V, Count of Holland (1254), Dirk Stikker (1897), and Floris II, Count of Holland (1091). After him are Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1657), Pieter Both (1568), Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau (1634), Frans Timmermans (1961), Anna van Egmont (1533), and Dirk I, Count of Holland (875).

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