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Jean Langlais

1907 - 1991

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Jean François-Hyacinthe Langlais III (15 February 1907 – 8 May 1991) was a French composer of modern classical music, organist, and improviser. He described himself as "Breton, de foi Catholique" ("Breton, of Catholic faith"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Langlais is the 1,171st most popular composer (down from 1,079th in 2019), the 4,424th most popular biography from France (down from 4,144th in 2019) and the 154th most popular French Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Jean Langlais ranks 1,171 out of 1,451. Before him are Antoine Duhamel, John Ireland, Shirō Sagisu, Melchior Vulpius, Errico Petrella, and August Wilhelm Ambros. After him are Jean Barraqué, Armand Amar, Félicien David, Henk Badings, Gioseffo Guami, and Betsy Jolas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Jean Langlais ranks 278. Before him are Mirdza Ķempe, Fritz Wotruba, Ángel Arocha, Clifford Curzon, Adelaide Lambert, and Vitaliano Brancati. After him are Henk Badings, Raymond Abellio, Melitta Brunner, Marie Jahoda, Seth Neddermeyer, and Eugène Guillevic. Among people deceased in 1991, Jean Langlais ranks 181. Before him are Elisaveta Bagriana, Irwin Allen, Ronald Lacey, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Steve Marriott, and Olga Spessivtseva. After him are György Szűcs, Dilara Aliyeva, Ali Sabri, Eva Bosáková, Dagmar Lange, and Harriet Bland.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Langlais ranks 4,424 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre-François Bouchard (1771), Camille Mandrillon (1891), Alphonso, Earl of Chester (1273), Gilbert Bougnol (1866), Simone Segouin (1925), and Alexis Thérèse Petit (1791). After him are Hervé Revelli (1946), Augustin Chantrel (1906), Joseph Roumanille (1818), Jean Barraqué (1928), Victor Puiseux (1820), and Jean-Dominique Senard (1953).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Jean Langlais ranks 154. Before him are Philippe Verdelot (null), Jean Guillou (1930), Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (1729), Bruno Coulais (1954), Ernest Reyer (1823), and Antoine Duhamel (1925). After him are Jean Barraqué (1928), Félicien David (1810), Betsy Jolas (1926), Camille Erlanger (1863), Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682), and Michel Colombier (1939).

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