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Peder Balke

1804 - 1887

Peder Balke

Peder Balke (November 4, 1804 – February 5, 1887) was a Norwegian painter. He is known for portraying the landscape of Norway in a romantic and dramatic manner. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peder Balke is the 1,730th most popular painter (down from 1,691st in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from Norway (down from 290th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Norwegian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Peder Balke ranks 1,730 out of 2,023. Before him are Augustin Hirschvogel, Otto Modersohn, Antoine Vollon, Alexander Litovchenko, Pieter de Grebber, and Qiu Ying. After him are Marie Spartali Stillman, Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, Alexander Brullov, Francesco Clemente, Karl Bodmer, and László Paál.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

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Augustin Hirschvogel
1503 - 1553
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 1,724
Otto Modersohn
1865 - 1943
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 1,725
Antoine Vollon
1833 - 1900
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 1,726
Alexander Litovchenko
1835 - 1890
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 1,727
Pieter de Grebber
1600 - 1652
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 1,728
Qiu Ying
1494 - 1552
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 1,729
Peder Balke
1804 - 1887
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,730
Marie Spartali Stillman
1844 - 1927
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,731
Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro
1857 - 1929
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 1,732
Alexander Brullov
1798 - 1877
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 1,733
Francesco Clemente
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 1,734
Karl Bodmer
1809 - 1893
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1,735
László Paál
1846 - 1879
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1,736

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1804, Peder Balke ranks 68. Before him are Mykhailo Maksymovych, Julius Benedict, Johan Nicolai Madvig, Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, William Stokes, and Alfred Moquin-Tandon. After him are Emma Smith, Fruto Chamorro, William Barton Rogers, József Bajza, Jane Irwin Harrison, and Charles Magill Conrad. Among people deceased in 1887, Peder Balke ranks 53. Before him are John Taylor, Luigi Jacobini, Julius von Haast, August Spies, E. Marlitt, and Fran Levstik. After him are José Rufino Echenique, Dorothea Dix, George Alexander Macfarren, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Semyon Nadson, and Alfred Domett.

Others Born in 1804

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Mykhailo Maksymovych
HISTORIAN
1804 - 1873
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 62
Julius Benedict
COMPOSER
1804 - 1885
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 63
Johan Nicolai Madvig
LINGUIST
1804 - 1886
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 64
Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
COMPANION
1804 - 1828
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 65
William Stokes
PHYSICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 66
Alfred Moquin-Tandon
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1863
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 67
Peder Balke
PAINTER
1804 - 1887
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 68
Emma Smith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1804 - 1879
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 69
Fruto Chamorro
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1855
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 70
William Barton Rogers
GEOLOGIST
1804 - 1882
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 71
József Bajza
WRITER
1804 - 1858
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 72
Jane Irwin Harrison
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1846
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 73
Charles Magill Conrad
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 74