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Joseph Mohr

1792 - 1848

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Josephus Franciscus Mohr, sometimes spelled Josef (11 December 1792 – 4 December 1848) was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and writer, who wrote the words to the Christmas carol "Silent Night." Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Mohr is the 1,341st most popular writer (up from 1,418th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Austria (up from 338th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Austrian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joseph Mohr ranks 1,341 out of 7,302. Before him are Hans Urs von Balthasar, Barbara Cartland, Arnold van Gennep, Bharata Muni, Diana Gabaldon, and Nora Roberts. After him are Clodia Pulchra, Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Giovanni Verga, Imru' al-Qais, Martha Gellhorn, and Chikamatsu Monzaemon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1792, Joseph Mohr ranks 19. Before him are Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Gulab Singh, Johan August Arfwedson, William, Duke of Nassau, John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, and Victor Cousin. After him are Lady Byron, Carlos Antonio López, James Mayer de Rothschild, Matteo Carcassi, David Sassoon, and Francisco de Paula Santander. Among people deceased in 1848, Joseph Mohr ranks 18. Before him are María Isabella of Spain, Nicolas Oudinot, Mohammad Shah Qajar, Khachatur Abovian, Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, and William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. After him are James Dunlop, Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini, Thomas Cole, John Jacob Astor, and Annette von Droste-Hülshoff.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Joseph Mohr ranks 325 out of 1,424. Before him are Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858), Erik Jan Hanussen (1889), Agnes of Austria (1151), Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (1909), Peter Fendi (1796), and Max Adler (1873). After him are Fritjof Capra (1939), Martin Weinek (1964), Robert Adler (1913), Rudolf Hilferding (1877), Erich Kleiber (1890), and Alexander Wienerberger (1891).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Joseph Mohr ranks 25. Before him are Franz Grillparzer (1791), Miep Gies (1909), August Kubizek (1888), Božena Němcová (1820), Karl-Maria Kertbeny (1824), and Peter Altenberg (1859). After him are Christine Nöstlinger (1936), Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797), Hermann Bahr (1863), Vicki Baum (1888), Marlen Haushofer (1920), and Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774).

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