PAINTER
Peter von Hess
1792 - 1871

Peter von Hess
Peter Heinrich Lambert von Hess (29 July 1792 – 4 April 1871) was a German painter, known for historic paintings, especially of the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter von Hess is the 1,520th most popular painter (down from 1,330th in 2019), the 4,075th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,554th in 2019) and the 135th most popular German Painter.
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Peter von Hess ranks 1,520 out of 2,023. Before him are Henri Lebasque, Wilhelm Bendz, Cosmas Damian Asam, Eva Bonnier, Giovanni Santi, and E. H. Shepard. After him are Teodor Axentowicz, Slava Raškaj, Hieronymus Cock, André Gill, Austin Osman Spare, and Yun Shouping.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenri Lebasque
1865 - 1937
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 1,514
Wilhelm Bendz
1804 - 1832
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,515
Cosmas Damian Asam
1686 - 1739
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,516
Eva Bonnier
1857 - 1909
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1,517
Giovanni Santi
1435 - 1494
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,518
E. H. Shepard
1879 - 1976
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,519
Peter von Hess
1792 - 1871
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,520
Teodor Axentowicz
1859 - 1938
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 1,521
Slava Raškaj
1877 - 1906
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 1,522
Hieronymus Cock
1518 - 1570
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 1,523
André Gill
1840 - 1885
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,524
Austin Osman Spare
1886 - 1956
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,525
Yun Shouping
1633 - 1690
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,526
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1792, Peter von Hess ranks 55. Before him are Martin Ohm, Maria Quitéria, James Francis Stephens, Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg, Charles Grandison Finney, and Jeanne Jugan. After him are Johann Georg Christian Lehmann, Christian Albrecht Jensen, Johann Georg Hiedler, Thomas Bell, Pyotr Vyazemsky, and Virginie Ancelot. Among people deceased in 1871, Peter von Hess ranks 51. Before him are Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso, Louis Charles Delescluze, Édouard Lartet, Georg Gottfried Gervinus, Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg, and Anna Sundström. After him are François Delsarte, Stand Watie, Mariano Melgarejo, Henri Regnault, Kuriakose Elias Chavara, and Alexander Serov.
Others Born in 1792
Go to all RankingsMartin Ohm
MATHEMATICIAN
1792 - 1872
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 49
Maria Quitéria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1792 - 1853
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 50
James Francis Stephens
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1852
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 51
Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1850
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 52
Charles Grandison Finney
WRITER
1792 - 1875
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 53
Jeanne Jugan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1792 - 1879
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 54
Peter von Hess
PAINTER
1792 - 1871
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 55
Johann Georg Christian Lehmann
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1860
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 56
Christian Albrecht Jensen
PAINTER
1792 - 1870
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 57
Johann Georg Hiedler
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1857
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 58
Thomas Bell
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1880
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 59
Pyotr Vyazemsky
WRITER
1792 - 1878
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 60
Virginie Ancelot
WRITER
1792 - 1875
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 61
Others Deceased in 1871
Go to all RankingsCristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso
WRITER
1808 - 1871
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 45
Louis Charles Delescluze
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1871
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 46
Édouard Lartet
GEOLOGIST
1801 - 1871
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 47
Georg Gottfried Gervinus
HISTORIAN
1805 - 1871
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 48
Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg
NOBLEMAN
1815 - 1871
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 49
Anna Sundström
CHEMIST
1785 - 1871
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 50
Peter von Hess
PAINTER
1792 - 1871
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 51
François Delsarte
SINGER
1811 - 1871
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 52
Stand Watie
EXTREMIST
1806 - 1871
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 53
Mariano Melgarejo
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1871
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 54
Henri Regnault
PAINTER
1843 - 1871
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 55
Kuriakose Elias Chavara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1805 - 1871
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 56
Alexander Serov
COMPOSER
1820 - 1871
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 57
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Peter von Hess ranks 4,077 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs (1831), Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line (1832), Georg Friedrich Knapp (1842), Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1553), Max von Hausen (1846), and William II of Berg (1348). After him are Robert von Mohl (1799), Albert Ballin (1857), Carl Dahlhaus (1928), Oda of Haldensleben (901), Anton Reichenow (1847), and Gottfried Fuchs (1889).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Gerhard Rohlfs
EXPLORER
1831 - 1896
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,071
Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line
NOBLEMAN
1832 - 1913
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,072
Georg Friedrich Knapp
ECONOMIST
1842 - 1926
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,073
Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1633
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,074
Max von Hausen
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1922
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4,075
William II of Berg
POLITICIAN
1348 - 1408
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,076
Peter von Hess
PAINTER
1792 - 1871
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,077
Robert von Mohl
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1875
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,078
Albert Ballin
BUSINESSPERSON
1857 - 1918
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,079
Carl Dahlhaus
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 1989
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,080
Oda of Haldensleben
POLITICIAN
901 - 1023
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4,081
Anton Reichenow
BIOLOGIST
1847 - 1941
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 4,082
Gottfried Fuchs
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1972
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 4,083
Among PAINTERS In Germany
Among painters born in Germany, Peter von Hess ranks 135. Before him are J. C. Leyendecker (1874), Heinrich Campendonk (1889), Agnes Block (1629), Frank Auerbach (1931), Karl Hofer (1878), and Cosmas Damian Asam (1686). After him are David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (1628), Georg Schrimpf (1889), Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792), Christian Rohlfs (1849), Carl Joseph Begas (1794), and Hermann Zapf (1918).
J. C. Leyendecker
1874 - 1951
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 129
Heinrich Campendonk
1889 - 1957
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 130
Agnes Block
1629 - 1704
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 131
Frank Auerbach
1931 - 2024
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 132
Karl Hofer
1878 - 1955
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 133
Cosmas Damian Asam
1686 - 1739
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 134
Peter von Hess
1792 - 1871
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 135
David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl
1628 - 1698
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 136
Georg Schrimpf
1889 - 1938
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 137
Christian Albrecht Jensen
1792 - 1870
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 138
Christian Rohlfs
1849 - 1938
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 139
Carl Joseph Begas
1794 - 1854
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 140
Hermann Zapf
1918 - 2015
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 141