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Paul Wittgenstein

1887 - 1961

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Paul Wittgenstein (November 5, 1887 – March 3, 1961) was an Austrian-American concert pianist notable for commissioning new piano concerti for the left hand alone, after his right arm was amputated during World War I. He devised novel techniques, including pedal and hand-movement combinations, that allowed him to play chords previously thought impossible for a five-fingered pianist. He was an older brother of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Wittgenstein is the 347th most popular musician (up from 370th in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from Austria (up from 399th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Austrian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Wittgenstein ranks 347 out of 3,175. Before him are Gustavo Santaolalla, Leonid Kogan, Janick Gers, Kirk Hammett, PJ Harvey, and Marco Hietala. After him are Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ian Anderson, Artur Schnabel, Florian Schneider, Riccardo Cocciante, and Robert Wyatt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Paul Wittgenstein ranks 80. Before him are Savielly Tartakower, Georg Heym, Hermine Reuss of Greiz, René Spitz, Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, Tetsu Katayama, Vasily Chapayev, George, Crown Prince of Serbia, Avery Brundage, Leonard Bloomfield, Hugo Steinhaus, and Simko Shikak.  Among people deceased in 1961, Paul Wittgenstein ranks 32. Before him are Akiba Rubinstein, Blaise Cendrars, Wolfgang von Trips, Arthur Drewry, Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria, and Jeff Chandler. After him are Karl Korsch, Zoltán Tildy, Mukhtar Auezov, Joseph M. Schenck, Werner Jaeger, and Maria Valtorta.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Paul Wittgenstein ranks 349 out of 1,424. Before him are Hermann Buhl (1924), Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este (1915), Christine Nöstlinger (1936), Maria Leopoldine of Austria (1632), Toni Sailer (1935), and Ernst Krenek (1900). After him are Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757), Frederick III, Duke of Austria (1347), Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein (1740), Frederick I, Margrave of Baden (1249), Franz Jonas (1899), and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria (1870).

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Among MUSICIANS In Austria

Among musicians born in Austria, Paul Wittgenstein ranks 11. Before him are Karl Thomas Mozart (1784), Joseph Joachim (1831), Anton Diabelli (1781), Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759), Joe Zawinul (1932), and Friedrich Gulda (1930). After him are Paul Badura-Skoda (1927), Willi Boskovsky (1909), Annie Fischer (1914), Anton Karas (1906), Henri Herz (1803), and Jörg Demus (1928).

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