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Rikard Nordraak

1842 - 1866

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Rikard Nordraak (12 June 1842 – 20 March 1866) was a Norwegian composer. He is best known as the composer of the Norwegian national anthem, "Ja, vi elsker dette landet". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rikard Nordraak is the 489th most popular composer (up from 573rd in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Norway (up from 118th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Norwegian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Rikard Nordraak ranks 489 out of 1,451. Before him are Claudio Merulo, Théodore Dubois, Johann Crüger, André Messager, Danny Elfman, and Giuseppe Sarti. After him are Thomas Arne, Gian Francesco Malipiero, Princess Cecilia of Sweden, Riz Ortolani, Franz Schreker, and Joachim Raff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1842, Rikard Nordraak ranks 40. Before him are Nikolaos Gyzis, Ōyama Iwao, Gaston, Count of Eu, Vilhelm Thomsen, Hugo Schuchardt, and François Coppée. After him are Georg Ritter von Schönerer, Osman Hamdi Bey, Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia, Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko, Charles Cros, and Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein. Among people deceased in 1866, Rikard Nordraak ranks 13. Before him are Tokugawa Iemochi, Philipp Franz von Siebold, Madame Clicquot Ponsardin, William Whewell, Chief Seattle, and Friedrich Rückert. After him are Thomas Hodgkin, Adolph Diesterweg, Paul Gavarni, Alexander von Nordmann, Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, and Massimo d'Azeglio.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Rikard Nordraak ranks 114 out of 1,039. Before him are Otto Sverdrup (1854), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973), Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971), Arne Garborg (1851), and Arne Næss (1912). After him are Ole Bull (1810), Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973), Jonas Gahr Støre (1960), Ole-Johan Dahl (1931), Axel Paulsen (1855), and Kristian Birkeland (1867).

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Among COMPOSERS In Norway

Among composers born in Norway, Rikard Nordraak ranks 4. Before him are Edvard Grieg (1843), Johan Halvorsen (1864), and Johan Svendsen (1840). After him are Christian Sinding (1856), Knut Nystedt (1915), Harald Sæverud (1897), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Fartein Valen (1887), Klaus Egge (1906), Geirr Tveitt (1908), and Thomas Bergersen (1980).

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