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Richard Wagner

1952 - 2023

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Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( VAHG-nər; German: [ˈvɪlˌhɛlm ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ] ; 22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor, best known for his operas, although his mature works are often referred to as music dramas. Unlike most composers, Wagner wrote both the libretti and the music for all of his stage works. He first achieved recognition with works in the Romantic tradition of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, but revolutionised the genre through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"), which sought to unite poetic, musical, visual, and dramatic elements. In this approach, the drama unfolds as a continuously sung narrative, with the music evolving organically from the text rather than alternating between arias and recitatives. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Wagner is the 5,306th most popular writer (down from 4,768th in 2024), the 416th most popular biography from Romania (down from 359th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among writers, Richard Wagner ranks 5,306 out of 7,302. Before him are Granius Licinianus, Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie, Ludwig Thoma, Wyndham Lewis, Mateja Matevski, and Theodora Kroeber. After him are Alain Bosquet, Duncan Regehr, Luiza Pesjak, Axel Bakunts, Ernie Pyle, and Edward Carpenter.

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Among people born in 1952, Richard Wagner ranks 428. Before him are Bernard Edwards, Tony Plana, Santiago Santamaría, Henry Padovani, Jorge Llopart, and John Broughton. After him are Duncan Regehr, Ricardo Villa, Mokhtar Hasni, Joe Alaskey, Jiichiro Date, and Stanislav Seman. Among people deceased in 2023, Richard Wagner ranks 413. Before him are Atsushi Sakurai, Mary L. Cleave, Vera Vasilyeva, Lise Nørgaard, Gayle Hunnicutt, and Paolo Portoghesi. After him are Klaus Bonsack, Ferenc Mészáros, Heide Simonis, Jacques Duquesne, Eugenio Calabi, and Klaus Beer.

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Among people born in Romania, Richard Wagner ranks 416 out of 844. Before him are Bogdan Stelea (1967), Ilie Balaci (1956), Ion Drîmbă (1942), Blanka Teleki (1806), Nicolae Golescu (1810), and Vasile Dîba (1954). After him are Ștefania Mărăcineanu (1882), Florin Gheorghiu (1944), George Lusztig (1946), Elena Lasconi (1972), Gabi Balint (1963), and Samuel Zauber (1901).

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Among Writers In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Richard Wagner ranks 49. Before him are Gáspár Heltai (1510), C. A. Rosetti (1816), Marin Sorescu (1936), Oskar Pastior (1927), George Călinescu (1899), and Marin Preda (1922). After him are László Németh (1901), Ádám Bodor (1936), Ion Agârbiceanu (1882), Dan Pagis (1930), Miklós Jósika (1794), and Monica Lovinescu (1923).

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