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Theo van Gogh

1857 - 1891

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Theodorus van Gogh (Dutch: [teːjoːˈdoːrʏs ˈteːjoː vɑŋ ˈɣɔx]; 1 May 1857 – 25 January 1891) was a Dutch art dealer and the younger brother of Vincent van Gogh. His support of his older brother's artistic ambitions and well-being allowed Vincent to devote himself entirely to painting. As an art dealer, Van Gogh played a crucial role in introducing contemporary French art to the public. Van Gogh died at the age of 33, six months after his brother's death at age 37. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theo van Gogh is the 171st most popular painter (down from 146th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Dutch Painter.

Theo van gogh is most famous for being a Dutch painter and filmmaker who was assassinated in 2004 by a Dutch-Moroccan Islamic extremist.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Theo van Gogh ranks 171 out of 2,023. Before him are Emil Nolde, Otto Dix, Paul Delaroche, Umberto Boccioni, Jacob Jordaens, and Tamara de Lempicka. After him are Maurice de Vlaminck, James Ensor, Anselm Kiefer, Benozzo Gozzoli, Fra Bartolomeo, and John Everett Millais.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Theo van Gogh ranks 17. Before him are Ruggero Leoncavallo, Alfonso XII of Spain, William Howard Taft, Ronald Ross, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, and Alfred Binet. After him are Eugen Bleuler, Alexander of Battenberg, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Paul Doumer, Antoni Grabowski, and Andrija Mohorovičić. Among people deceased in 1891, Theo van Gogh ranks 14. Before him are Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, P. T. Barnum, Herman Melville, Wilhelm Eduard Weber, Sofia Kovalevskaya, and Léo Delibes. After him are Edmond Becquerel, Leopold Kronecker, Ivan Goncharov, Jules Grévy, Prince Napoléon Bonaparte, and Franz Miklosich.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Theo van Gogh ranks 64 out of 1,646. Before him are Paul Verhoeven (1938), Rem Koolhaas (1944), Jacob Roggeveen (1659), Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1870), Frank Rijkaard (1962), and Theo van Doesburg (1883). After him are Martinus J. G. Veltman (1931), Michiel de Ruyter (1607), Hugo de Vries (1848), L. E. J. Brouwer (1881), William II, Prince of Orange (1626), and Pieter de Hooch (1629).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Theo van Gogh ranks 9. Before him are Johannes Vermeer (1632), Piet Mondrian (1872), Hieronymus Bosch (1450), Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525), Jacob van Ruisdael (1628), and Jan Steen (1626). After him are Pieter de Hooch (1629), Han van Meegeren (1889), Dieric Bouts (1415), Petrus Christus (1410), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), and Jan van Goyen (1596).

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