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Henri Herz

1803 - 1888

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Henri Herz (6 January 1803 – 5 January 1888) was a virtuoso pianist, composer and piano manufacturer, Austrian by birth and French by nationality and domicile. He was a professor in the Paris Conservatoire for more than thirty years. Among his major works are eight piano concertos, a piano sonata, rondos, nocturnes, waltzes, marches, fantasias, and numerous sets of variations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Herz is the 626th most popular musician (down from 479th in 2019), the 531st most popular biography from Austria (down from 461st in 2019) and the 16th most popular Austrian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Henri Herz ranks 626 out of 3,175. Before him are Michael Hutchence, Tommy Lee, Anton Karas, Laurie Anderson, Shinichi Suzuki, and Carl Flesch. After him are Benny Golson, Duane Allman, Edgar Froese, Ian Hill, Dido, and Alan Wilder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1803, Henri Herz ranks 36. Before him are Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff, Henry Darcy, John Sutter, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, and Alexander von Nordmann. After him are Joseph Paxton, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, Edgar Quinet, Franz Lachner, Gustaaf Wappers, and Elisa Radziwiłł. Among people deceased in 1888, Henri Herz ranks 47. Before him are Princess Marie Amelie of Baden, Eunice Newton Foote, Jean-Delphin Alard, Eugène Marin Labiche, Heinrich Anton de Bary, and Philip Sheridan. After him are Mikhail Loris-Melikov, Asa Gray, Samson Raphael Hirsch, Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, Laurence Oliphant, and Stephen Heller.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Henri Herz ranks 531 out of 1,424. Before him are Thomas Muster (1967), Alfréd Wetzler (1918), Anton Karas (1906), Boris Kidrič (1912), Jacob Stainer (1619), and Carl Djerassi (1923). After him are Joseph Anton Koch (1768), Theodor Wagner (1927), Maximilian Grabner (1905), Iuliu Maniu (1873), Karl von Stürgkh (1859), and Fred Sinowatz (1929).

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Among MUSICIANS In Austria

Among musicians born in Austria, Henri Herz ranks 16. Before him are Friedrich Gulda (1930), Paul Wittgenstein (1887), Paul Badura-Skoda (1927), Willi Boskovsky (1909), Annie Fischer (1914), and Anton Karas (1906). After him are Jörg Demus (1928), Ingrid Haebler (1926), Trickster (null), Ignaz von Seyfried (1776), Wolfgang Schneiderhan (1915), and Hans Rosbaud (1895).

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