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Josef Suk

1874 - 1935

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Josef Suk (4 January 1874 – 29 May 1935) was a Czech composer, violinist, and Olympic silver medalist. He studied under Antonín Dvořák, whose daughter he married. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josef Suk is the 220th most popular composer (down from 211th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 107th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Czech Composer.

Josef Suk is most famous for his work with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and for his compositions.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Josef Suk ranks 220 out of 1,451. Before him are John Barry, Johann Joseph Fux, Umberto Giordano, Josef Mysliveček, Francesca Caccini, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. After him are Eugène Ysaÿe, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Andrea Gabrieli, Ludwig Minkus, Fromental Halévy, and Benedetto Marcello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Josef Suk ranks 36. Before him are Antanas Smetona, Nicholas Roerich, Abbas II of Egypt, Karl Kraus, Gustav Holst, and Reinhold Glière. After him are Inessa Armand, Luigi Einaudi, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Henri Guisan, Reynaldo Hahn, and Charles Lightoller. Among people deceased in 1935, Josef Suk ranks 25. Before him are Hugo de Vries, Paul Dukas, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia, Jane Addams, and Komitas. After him are Max Liebermann, Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin, Aron Nimzowitsch, Henri Pirenne, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, and Hugo Junkers.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Josef Suk ranks 108 out of 1,200. Before him are Anne of Bohemia (1366), František Kupka (1871), Agnes of Bohemia (1211), Julius Fučík (1903), Josef Mysliveček (1737), and Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897). After him are Oldřich Nejedlý (1909), Vratislaus II of Bohemia (1035), Konrad Henlein (1898), Jiří Menzel (1938), Zdeněk Miler (1921), and Archduchess Anna of Austria (1528).

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Among COMPOSERS In Czechia

Among composers born in Czechia, Josef Suk ranks 10. Before him are Leoš Janáček (1854), Bohuslav Martinů (1890), Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679), Johann Stamitz (1717), Josef Mysliveček (1737), and Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897). After him are Anton Reicha (1770), Eduard Hanslick (1825), Franz Benda (1709), Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739), Julius Fučík (1872), and Georg Benda (1722).

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