COMPOSER
Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.
1828 - 1893

Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.
Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. (3 November 1828 – 24 October 1893) was an Austrian violinist, conductor, and composer. Born in Vienna, he was the son of musician and pedagogue, Georg Hellmesberger Sr. (1800–1873), and was taught violin by his father at the Vienna Conservatory. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. is the 1,027th most popular composer (down from 939th in 2019), the 765th most popular biography from Austria (down from 698th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Austrian Composer.
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. ranks 1,027 out of 1,451. Before him are Alberto Franchetti, Gustav Lange, Edvard Mirzoyan, Philippe Sarde, Alessandro Grandi, and R. Murray Schafer. After him are Kevin MacLeod, Ruperto Chapí, Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, Sergei Vasilenko, Marcos Portugal, and Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlberto Franchetti
1860 - 1942
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 1,021
Gustav Lange
1830 - 1889
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1,022
Edvard Mirzoyan
1921 - 2012
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 1,023
Philippe Sarde
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,024
Alessandro Grandi
1586 - 1630
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,025
R. Murray Schafer
1933 - 2021
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,026
Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.
1828 - 1893
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 1,027
Kevin MacLeod
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 1,028
Ruperto Chapí
1851 - 1909
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,029
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse
1774 - 1842
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,030
Sergei Vasilenko
1872 - 1956
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,031
Marcos Portugal
1762 - 1830
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,032
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
1936 - 2019
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,033
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1828, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. ranks 52. Before him are Franjo Rački, Viktor Rydberg, René Goblet, Herman Grimm, Staka Skenderova, and Johannes Müller Argoviensis. After him are Dragan Tsankov, Albrecht von Graefe, Boris Chicherin, Júlia Szendrey, Désiré Charnay, and Luiza Pesjak. Among people deceased in 1893, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. ranks 61. Before him are Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ, Robert Cornelius, Jean Dufresne, Grigory Gagarin, Ibrahim Edhem Pasha, and Adolphe Yvon. After him are Michał Elwiro Andriolli, Victor Schœlcher, Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie, Aloys Sprenger, Samuel Baker, and Charles of Mount Argus.
Others Born in 1828
Go to all RankingsFranjo Rački
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1894
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 46
Viktor Rydberg
WRITER
1828 - 1895
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 47
René Goblet
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1905
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 48
Herman Grimm
WRITER
1828 - 1901
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 49
Staka Skenderova
WRITER
1828 - 1891
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 50
Johannes Müller Argoviensis
BIOLOGIST
1828 - 1896
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 51
Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.
COMPOSER
1828 - 1893
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 52
Dragan Tsankov
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1911
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 53
Albrecht von Graefe
PHYSICIAN
1828 - 1870
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 54
Boris Chicherin
HISTORIAN
1828 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 55
Júlia Szendrey
WRITER
1828 - 1868
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 56
Désiré Charnay
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1828 - 1915
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 57
Luiza Pesjak
WRITER
1828 - 1898
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 58
Others Deceased in 1893
Go to all RankingsCarl Christoffer Georg Andræ
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1893
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 55
Robert Cornelius
INVENTOR
1809 - 1893
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 56
Jean Dufresne
CHESS PLAYER
1829 - 1893
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 57
Grigory Gagarin
PAINTER
1810 - 1893
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 58
Ibrahim Edhem Pasha
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1893
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 59
Adolphe Yvon
PAINTER
1817 - 1893
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 60
Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.
COMPOSER
1828 - 1893
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 61
Michał Elwiro Andriolli
PAINTER
1836 - 1893
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 62
Victor Schœlcher
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1893
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 63
Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie
EXPLORER
1815 - 1893
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 64
Aloys Sprenger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1813 - 1893
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 65
Samuel Baker
EXPLORER
1821 - 1893
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 66
Charles of Mount Argus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1821 - 1893
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 67
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. ranks 765 out of 1,424. Before him are Wolfgang Schneiderhan (1915), Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1881), Franz Brunner (1913), Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart (1824), Karl Wendlinger (1968), and Josef August Schultes (1773). After him are Johann Michael Vogl (1768), Willy Puchner (1952), Erich Eliskases (1913), Matthias Braun (1684), Baldur Preiml (1939), and Fritzi Burger (1910).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsWolfgang Schneiderhan
MUSICIAN
1915 - 2002
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 759
Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1881 - 1967
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 760
Franz Brunner
HANDBALL PLAYER
1913 - 1991
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 761
Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1899
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 762
Karl Wendlinger
RACING DRIVER
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 763
Josef August Schultes
BIOLOGIST
1773 - 1831
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 764
Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.
COMPOSER
1828 - 1893
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 765
Johann Michael Vogl
SINGER
1768 - 1840
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 766
Willy Puchner
PHOTOGRAPHER
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 767
Erich Eliskases
CHESS PLAYER
1913 - 1997
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 768
Matthias Braun
SCULPTOR
1684 - 1738
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 769
Baldur Preiml
SKIER
1939 - 2025
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 770
Fritzi Burger
SKATER
1910 - 1999
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 771
Among COMPOSERS In Austria
Among composers born in Austria, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. ranks 58. Before him are Leopold Hofmann (1738), Ignaz Schuppanzigh (1776), Egon Wellesz (1885), Richard Heuberger (1850), Ernst Toch (1887), and Ignaz Holzbauer (1711). After him are Siegmund von Hausegger (1872), Hans Gál (1890), Johann Nepomuk David (1895), Georg Friedrich Haas (1953), Harald Kloser (1956), and Olga Neuwirth (1968).
Leopold Hofmann
1738 - 1793
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 52
Ignaz Schuppanzigh
1776 - 1830
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 53
Egon Wellesz
1885 - 1974
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 54
Richard Heuberger
1850 - 1914
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 55
Ernst Toch
1887 - 1964
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 56
Ignaz Holzbauer
1711 - 1783
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 57
Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.
1828 - 1893
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 58
Siegmund von Hausegger
1872 - 1948
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 59
Hans Gál
1890 - 1987
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 60
Johann Nepomuk David
1895 - 1977
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 61
Georg Friedrich Haas
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 62
Harald Kloser
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 63
Olga Neuwirth
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 64