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Jean-Georges Noverre

1727 - 1810

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Jean-Georges Noverre (29 April 1727 – 19 October 1810) was a French dancer and ballet master, and is generally considered the creator of ballet d'action, a precursor of the narrative ballets of the 19th century. His birthday is now observed as International Dance Day. His first professional appearances occurred as a youth in Paris at the Opéra-Comique, at Fontainebleau, in Berlin before Frederick II and his brother Prince Henry of Prussia, in Dresden and Strasburg. In 1747 he moved to Strasbourg, where he remained until 1750 before moving to Lyon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Georges Noverre is the 16th most popular dancer (down from 15th in 2019), the 946th most popular biography from France (down from 891st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Dancer.

Jean-Georges Noverre was a French dancer and choreographer who is most famous for his work in the 18th century. He is known for his love of classical ballet and his innovations in dance.

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Among dancers, Jean-Georges Noverre ranks 16 out of 116. Before him are Marius Petipa, Bobby Farrell, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Margot Fonteyn, Maya Plisetskaya, and Michel Fokine. After him are Tamara Karsavina, Martha Graham, George Balanchine, Serge Lifar, Alicia Alonso, and Izumo no Okuni.

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Among people born in 1727, Jean-Georges Noverre ranks 5. Before him are Louise Élisabeth of France, Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Thomas Gainsborough, and Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria. After him are Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Empress Xiaoyichun, Henriette of France, Michel Adanson, Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, and Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena. Among people deceased in 1810, Jean-Georges Noverre ranks 4. Before him are Henry Cavendish, Axel von Fersen the Younger, and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After him are Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Chevalier d'Éon, Philipp Otto Runge, Nachman of Breslov, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, Johan Zoffany, and Andreas Hofer.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Georges Noverre ranks 946 out of 6,770. Before him are Lucile Randon (1904), Didier Deschamps (1968), Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703), Louise Michel (1830), Louis III of Anjou (1403), and Bruno Cremer (1929). After him are Bertrada of Laon (720), Marie Laforêt (1939), François Christophe de Kellermann (1735), Georges Brassens (1921), Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1932), and Jean Anouilh (1910).

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Among DANCERS In France

Among dancers born in France, Jean-Georges Noverre ranks 3. Before him are Maurice Béjart (1927), and Marius Petipa (1818). After him are Jules Perrot (1810), Liane de Pougy (1869), Pierre Beauchamp (1631), La Goulue (1866), Roland Petit (1924), Zizi Jeanmaire (1924), Arthur Saint-Léon (1821), Jean Coralli (1779), and Micheline Bernardini (1927).

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