COMPOSER
Reinhard Keiser
1674 - 1739

Reinhard Keiser
Reinhard Keiser (9 January 1674 – 12 September 1739) was a German opera composer based in Hamburg. He wrote over a hundred operas. Johann Adolf Scheibe (writing in 1745) considered him an equal to Johann Kuhnau, George Frideric Handel and Georg Philipp Telemann, but his work was largely forgotten for many decades. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Reinhard Keiser is the 516th most popular composer (up from 597th in 2019), the 2,046th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,363rd in 2019) and the 80th most popular German Composer.
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Reinhard Keiser ranks 516 out of 1,451. Before him are Kaija Saariaho, Johann Ludwig Bach, Luis Bacalov, Bill Conti, Leroy Anderson, and Jean Françaix. After him are Jean Absil, Nicolas-Charles Bochsa, Franck Pourcel, Maddalena Casulana, Léon Boëllmann, and Francesco Maria Veracini.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKaija Saariaho
1952 - 2023
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 510
Johann Ludwig Bach
1677 - 1731
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 511
Luis Bacalov
1933 - 2017
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 512
Bill Conti
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 513
Leroy Anderson
1908 - 1975
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 514
Jean Françaix
1912 - 1997
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 515
Reinhard Keiser
1674 - 1739
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 516
Jean Absil
1893 - 1974
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 517
Nicolas-Charles Bochsa
1789 - 1856
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 518
Franck Pourcel
1913 - 2000
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 519
Maddalena Casulana
1544 - 1590
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 520
Léon Boëllmann
1862 - 1897
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 521
Francesco Maria Veracini
1690 - 1768
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 522
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1674, Reinhard Keiser ranks 3. Before him are Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, and Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After him are Ibrahim Muteferrika, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Jeremiah Clarke, Jethro Tull, Marie of Lorraine, Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg, Jean-Baptiste Du Halde, Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Isaac Watts. Among people deceased in 1739, Reinhard Keiser ranks 7. Before him are Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Benedetto Marcello, Marie Anne de Bourbon, Charles François de Cisternay du Fay, Saliha Sultan, and James Anderson. After him are Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, Cosmas Damian Asam, Dick Turpin, and George Lillo.
Others Born in 1674
Go to all RankingsPhilippe II, Duke of Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1674 - 1723
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 1
Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1674 - 1735
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 2
Reinhard Keiser
COMPOSER
1674 - 1739
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 3
Ibrahim Muteferrika
POLITICIAN
1674 - 1745
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 4
Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
WRITER
1674 - 1762
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 5
Jeremiah Clarke
COMPOSER
1674 - 1707
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 6
Jethro Tull
INVENTOR
1674 - 1741
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 7
Marie of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1674 - 1724
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 8
Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1674 - 1748
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 9
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde
HISTORIAN
1674 - 1743
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 10
Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1674 - 1713
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 11
Isaac Watts
WRITER
1674 - 1748
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1739
Go to all RankingsCharles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1739
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 1
Benedetto Marcello
COMPOSER
1686 - 1739
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 2
Marie Anne de Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1666 - 1739
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 3
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
CHEMIST
1698 - 1739
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 4
Saliha Sultan
POLITICIAN
1680 - 1739
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 5
James Anderson
WRITER
1680 - 1739
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 6
Reinhard Keiser
COMPOSER
1674 - 1739
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 7
Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1667 - 1739
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 8
Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach
MUSICIAN
1715 - 1739
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 9
Cosmas Damian Asam
PAINTER
1686 - 1739
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 10
Dick Turpin
EXTREMIST
1705 - 1739
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 11
George Lillo
WRITER
1691 - 1739
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Reinhard Keiser ranks 2,047 out of 7,253. Before him are Hinrich Lohse (1896), Dieter Schwarz (1939), Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge (1795), Christian the Younger of Brunswick (1599), Hieronymus Wolf (1516), and Menahem Pressler (1923). After him are Veit Harlan (1899), Johann Trollmann (1907), Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1661), Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller (1725), Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871), and Hans Hartung (1904).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHinrich Lohse
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1964
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 2,041
Dieter Schwarz
BUSINESSPERSON
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 2,042
Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge
CHEMIST
1795 - 1867
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 2,043
Christian the Younger of Brunswick
POLITICIAN
1599 - 1626
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 2,044
Hieronymus Wolf
HISTORIAN
1516 - 1580
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 2,045
Menahem Pressler
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2023
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 2,046
Reinhard Keiser
COMPOSER
1674 - 1739
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2,047
Veit Harlan
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1964
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2,048
Johann Trollmann
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1943
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2,049
Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1705
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2,050
Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller
BIOLOGIST
1725 - 1776
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2,051
Hanns Heinz Ewers
WRITER
1871 - 1943
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2,052
Hans Hartung
PAINTER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2,053
Among COMPOSERS In Germany
Among composers born in Germany, Reinhard Keiser ranks 80. Before him are Friedrich von Flotow (1812), Johann Gottfried Walther (1684), Adolf von Henselt (1814), Johann Crüger (1598), Fredrik Pacius (1809), and Johann Ludwig Bach (1677). After him are Friedrich Wieck (1785), Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759), Johann David Heinichen (1683), Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918), Conradin Kreutzer (1780), and Hermann Scherchen (1891).
Friedrich von Flotow
1812 - 1883
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 74
Johann Gottfried Walther
1684 - 1748
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 75
Adolf von Henselt
1814 - 1889
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 76
Johann Crüger
1598 - 1662
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 77
Fredrik Pacius
1809 - 1891
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 78
Johann Ludwig Bach
1677 - 1731
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 79
Reinhard Keiser
1674 - 1739
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 80
Friedrich Wieck
1785 - 1873
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 81
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach
1759 - 1845
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 82
Johann David Heinichen
1683 - 1729
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 83
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
1918 - 1970
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 84
Conradin Kreutzer
1780 - 1849
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 85
Hermann Scherchen
1891 - 1966
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 86