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Paul Ben-Haim

1897 - 1984

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Paul Ben-Haim (or Paul Ben-Chaim, Hebrew: פאול בן חיים; 5 July 1897 – 14 January 1984) was an Israeli composer. Born Paul Frankenburger in Munich, Germany, he studied composition with Friedrich Klose and he was assistant conductor to Bruno Walter and Hans Knappertsbusch from 1920 to 1924. He served as conductor at Augsburg from 1924 to 1931, and afterwards devoted himself to teaching and composition, including teaching at the Shulamit Conservatory in Tel Aviv, Israel. Ben-Haim emigrated to the then British Mandate of Palestine in 1933 and lived in Tel Aviv, near Zina Dizengoff Square. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Ben-Haim is the 707th most popular composer (up from 730th in 2019), the 2,850th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,911th in 2019) and the 108th most popular German Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Paul Ben-Haim ranks 707 out of 1,451. Before him are Johan Agrell, Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, Juan Bautista Cabanilles, Lee Konitz, Domenico Dragonetti, and Carlos Seixas. After him are Kurt Atterberg, Joseph Leopold Eybler, Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, Leó Weiner, Robert Volkmann, and Michel Corrette.

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Among people born in 1897, Paul Ben-Haim ranks 139. Before him are Agustín Lara, Georgios Grivas, Wilhelm Falley, Lazare Ponticelli, Edith Head, and Zhang Guotao. After him are Valentin Kataev, Tan Malaka, Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg, John Bagot Glubb, Xu Zhimo, and August Heissmeyer. Among people deceased in 1984, Paul Ben-Haim ranks 101. Before him are Peter Lawford, Cigerxwîn, Adam Malik, Kevin A. Lynch, Jorge Guillén, and Toni Turek. After him are Giuseppe Colombo, J. B. Priestley, Manuel Fleitas Solich, Uladzimir Karatkievich, Alexis Korner, and Baba Sali.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Paul Ben-Haim ranks 2,851 out of 7,253. Before him are Oscar Hertwig (1849), Otto Warburg (1859), Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644), Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf (1724), Malwida von Meysenbug (1816), and Heinz G. Konsalik (1921). After him are Angela Winkler (1944), Willigis (940), Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt (1669), Stefan Bellof (1957), Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1659), and Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1877).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Paul Ben-Haim ranks 108. Before him are Anton Walter (1752), Georg Joseph Vogler (1749), Curt Sachs (1881), Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663), Tielman Susato (1500), and Norbert Burgmüller (1810). After him are Robert Volkmann (1815), Nannette Streicher (1769), Ferdinand David (1810), Andreas Werckmeister (1645), Aribert Reimann (1936), and Matthias Weckmann (1619).

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