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Johann Köler

1826 - 1899

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Johann Köler (8 March 1826 – 22 April 1899) was a leader of the Estonian national awakening and a painter. He is considered as the first professional painter of the emerging nation. He distinguished himself primarily by his portraiture and to a lesser extent by his landscape paintings. Some of his most notable pictures depict the Estonian rural life in the second half of the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Köler is the 1,374th most popular painter (up from 1,614th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 119th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Estonian Painter.

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Among painters, Johann Köler ranks 1,374 out of 2,023. Before him are Ana Mendieta, Louis Gallait, Bartholomeus Breenbergh, Valerio Adami, Bartolo di Fredi, and Christian Schad. After him are Kristian Zahrtmann, Aristarkh Lentulov, Jan Theuninck, Jacques Aved, Boccaccio Boccaccino, and John Michael Wright.

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Among people born in 1826, Johann Köler ranks 44. Before him are Princess Alexandra of Bavaria, İbrahim Şinasi, Franz Grashof, Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg, Charles Barbier de Meynard, and Romuald Traugutt. After him are Lea Ahlborn, Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen, Mohamed Sherif Pasha, August Ahlqvist, Adile Sultan, and Mariano Ignacio Prado. Among people deceased in 1899, Johann Köler ranks 51. Before him are Juliusz Kossak, Sophronius IV of Alexandria, Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn, Henry Becque, Jovan Ristić, and Emilio Castelar. After him are Ernest Renshaw, Gaston Tissandier, Lascăr Catargiu, Jacob Maris, Emil Welti, and Ulises Heureaux.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Johann Köler ranks 104 out of 351. Before him are Juhan Kukk (1885), Jakob Hurt (1839), Eduard von Toll (1858), Andres Tarand (1940), Ester Mägi (1922), and Ants Antson (1938). After him are Jüri Järvet (1919), Ragnar Nurkse (1907), Juhan Aavik (1884), Paavo Järvi (1962), Amandus Adamson (1855), and Ants Laikmaa (1866).

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Among PAINTERS In Estonia

Among painters born in Estonia, Johann Köler ranks 4. Before him are Michael Sittow (1459), Eugen Dücker (1841), and Konrad Mägi (1878). After him are Amandus Adamson (1855), Ants Laikmaa (1866), and Paul Raud (1865).

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