COMPOSER
Stevan Mokranjac
1856 - 1914

Stevan Mokranjac
Stevan Stojanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стеван Стојановић, Serbian pronunciation: [stêʋaːn stojǎːnoʋitɕ]; 9 January 1856 – 28 September 1914), known as Stevan Mokranjac (Serbian Cyrillic: Стеван Мокрањац, pronounced [stêʋaːn mokrǎːɲats]) was a Serbian composer and music educator. Born in Negotin in 1856, Mokranjac studied music in Belgrade, Munich, Rome and Leipzig while in his twenties. Later, he became the conductor of the Belgrade Choir Society and founder of the Serbian School of Music and the first Serbian string quartet, in which he played the cello. He left Belgrade at the beginning of World War I and moved to Skopje, where he died on 28 September 1914. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stevan Mokranjac is the 664th most popular composer (down from 556th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Serbia (down from 124th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Serbian Composer.
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Stevan Mokranjac ranks 664 out of 1,451. Before him are Boris Blacher, Andrzej Panufnik, Anton Walter, Agustín Lara, Charles Lecocq, and Georg Joseph Vogler. After him are Paul Wranitzky, Jean-François Dandrieu, Curt Sachs, Wilhelm Kienzl, Elfrida Andrée, and François-Joseph Fétis.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBoris Blacher
1903 - 1975
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 658
Andrzej Panufnik
1914 - 1991
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 659
Anton Walter
1752 - 1826
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 660
Agustín Lara
1897 - 1970
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 661
Charles Lecocq
1832 - 1918
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 662
Georg Joseph Vogler
1749 - 1814
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 663
Stevan Mokranjac
1856 - 1914
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 664
Paul Wranitzky
1756 - 1808
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 665
Jean-François Dandrieu
1682 - 1738
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 666
Curt Sachs
1881 - 1959
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 667
Wilhelm Kienzl
1857 - 1941
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 668
Elfrida Andrée
1841 - 1929
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 669
François-Joseph Fétis
1784 - 1871
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 670
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1856, Stevan Mokranjac ranks 61. Before him are Ignacy Hryniewiecki, Karl Lamprecht, José Batlle y Ordóñez, Louise Catherine Breslau, Dimitar Blagoev, and Alexander Izvolsky. After him are Karl Krumbacher, Mahmud Shevket Pasha, Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt, Yu Kil-chun, Semyon Alapin, and Felix Mottl. Among people deceased in 1914, Stevan Mokranjac ranks 57. Before him are John Henry Poynting, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, John Muir, Theodor Lipps, Delmira Agustini, and Amélie Lundahl. After him are Yu Kil-chun, Roque Sáenz Peña, Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg, Giovanni Sgambati, Félix Bracquemond, and Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen.
Others Born in 1856
Go to all RankingsIgnacy Hryniewiecki
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1856 - 1881
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 55
Karl Lamprecht
HISTORIAN
1856 - 1915
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 56
José Batlle y Ordóñez
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1929
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 57
Louise Catherine Breslau
PAINTER
1856 - 1927
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 58
Dimitar Blagoev
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1924
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 59
Alexander Izvolsky
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1919
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 60
Stevan Mokranjac
COMPOSER
1856 - 1914
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 61
Karl Krumbacher
HISTORIAN
1856 - 1909
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 62
Mahmud Shevket Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1913
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 63
Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1918
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 64
Yu Kil-chun
WRITER
1856 - 1914
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 65
Semyon Alapin
CHESS PLAYER
1856 - 1923
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 66
Felix Mottl
CONDUCTOR
1856 - 1911
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 67
Others Deceased in 1914
Go to all RankingsJohn Henry Poynting
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1914
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 51
Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky
GEOGRAPHER
1827 - 1914
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 52
John Muir
MOUNTAINEER
1838 - 1914
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 53
Theodor Lipps
PHILOSOPHER
1851 - 1914
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 54
Delmira Agustini
WRITER
1886 - 1914
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 55
Amélie Lundahl
PAINTER
1850 - 1914
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 56
Stevan Mokranjac
COMPOSER
1856 - 1914
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 57
Yu Kil-chun
WRITER
1856 - 1914
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 58
Roque Sáenz Peña
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1914
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 59
Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1914
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 60
Giovanni Sgambati
MUSICIAN
1841 - 1914
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 61
Félix Bracquemond
PAINTER
1833 - 1914
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 62
Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1914
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 63
In Serbia
Among people born in Serbia, Stevan Mokranjac ranks 141 out of 661. Before him are Svetozar Gligorić (1923), Vetranio (300), Šaban Bajramović (1936), Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia (1819), Dragan Nikolić (1943), and Đuro Daničić (1825). After him are Slobodan Jovanović (1869), Đura Jakšić (1832), Milena Pavlović-Barili (1909), Petar Bojović (1858), Mór Than (1828), and Bogdan Bogdanović (1922).
Others born in Serbia
Go to all RankingsSvetozar Gligorić
CHESS PLAYER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 135
Vetranio
MILITARY PERSONNEL
300 - 356
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 136
Šaban Bajramović
SINGER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 137
Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1839
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 138
Dragan Nikolić
ACTOR
1943 - 2016
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 139
Đuro Daničić
LINGUIST
1825 - 1882
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 140
Stevan Mokranjac
COMPOSER
1856 - 1914
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 141
Slobodan Jovanović
HISTORIAN
1869 - 1958
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 142
Đura Jakšić
WRITER
1832 - 1878
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 143
Milena Pavlović-Barili
PAINTER
1909 - 1945
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 144
Petar Bojović
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1858 - 1945
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 145
Mór Than
PAINTER
1828 - 1899
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 146
Bogdan Bogdanović
ARCHITECT
1922 - 2010
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 147
Among COMPOSERS In Serbia
Among composers born in Serbia, Stevan Mokranjac ranks 2. Before him are Paul Abraham (1892). After him are Stevan Hristić (1885), Sanja Ilić (1951), and Isidora Žebeljan (1967).
Paul Abraham
1892 - 1960
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 1
Stevan Mokranjac
1856 - 1914
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 2
Stevan Hristić
1885 - 1958
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 3
Sanja Ilić
1951 - 2021
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 4
Isidora Žebeljan
1967 - 2020
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 5