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Maria Theresia von Paradis

1759 - 1824

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Maria Theresia von Paradis (May 15, 1759 – February 1, 1824) was an Austrian musician and composer who lost her sight at an early age, and for whom her close friend Mozart may have written his Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat major. She was also in contact with Salieri, Haydn, and Gluck. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Theresia von Paradis is the 296th most popular musician (down from 251st in 2019), the 309th most popular biography from Austria (down from 298th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Austrian Musician.

Maria Theresia von Paradis was a blind pianist and composer. She was born in 1759 and died in 1824. She is most famous for being a blind pianist and composer.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Maria Theresia von Paradis ranks 296 out of 3,175. Before her are Bruno Mars, Bill Wyman, Larry Mullen Jr., Lee Soo-man, Dolores O'Riordan, and Leonardo De Lorenzo. After her are Toots Thielemans, Michael Cretu, Khaled, Fela Kuti, Chico Buarque, and RZA.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1759, Maria Theresia von Paradis ranks 16. Before her are Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony, Clotilde of France, William Wilberforce, Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, and Pierre-Joseph Redouté. After her are Friedrich August Wolf, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Jacques Cathelineau, Dean Mahomed, and Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach. Among people deceased in 1824, Maria Theresia von Paradis ranks 15. Before her are Agustín de Iturbide, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, Maine de Biran, and David Bushnell. After her are Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, Friedrich August Wolf, Rama II of Siam, Ercole Consalvi, Charles-François Lebrun, and Joseph Joubert.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Maria Theresia von Paradis ranks 309 out of 1,424. Before her are Otto, Duke of Austria (1301), Oskar Werner (1922), Peter L. Berger (1929), Hans Makart (1840), Karl Lueger (1844), and Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria (1876). After her are Kunigunde of Austria (1465), Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (1432), Martin Karplus (1930), Claudia Felicitas of Austria (1653), Franz Böhme (1885), and Franz König (1905).

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Among MUSICIANS In Austria

Among musicians born in Austria, Maria Theresia von Paradis ranks 8. Before her are Maria Anna Mozart (1751), Baroness Mary Vetsera (1871), Fritz Kreisler (1875), Karl Thomas Mozart (1784), Joseph Joachim (1831), and Anton Diabelli (1781). After her are Joe Zawinul (1932), Friedrich Gulda (1930), Paul Wittgenstein (1887), Paul Badura-Skoda (1927), Willi Boskovsky (1909), and Annie Fischer (1914).

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