# Johann Paul von Westhoff

> Johann Paul von Westhoff was a German Baroque composer and violinist. One of the most important exponents of the Dresden violin school, he was among the highest ranked violinists of his day, and composed some of the earliest known music for solo violin. He worked as musician and composer as a member of Dresden's Hofkapelle (1674-1697) and at the Weimar court (1699-1705), and was also active as a teacher of contemporary languages.

*German composer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/johann-paul-von-westhoff

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1656
- **Died:** 1705
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 8.6 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 13.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 41.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1642445)
- [چوهان پول ڤون ويسثوف](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84_%DA%A4%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AB%D9%88%D9%81)
- [Johann Paul von Westhoff](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Paul_von_Westhoff)
- [Johann Paul von Westhoff](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Paul_von_Westhoff)
- [Johann Paul von Westhoff](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Paul_von_Westhoff)
- [Γιόχαν Πάουλ φον Βέστχοφ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%B9%CF%8C%CF%87%CE%B1%CE%BD_%CE%A0%CE%AC%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB_%CF%86%CE%BF%CE%BD_%CE%92%CE%AD%CF%83%CF%84%CF%87%CE%BF%CF%86)
- [Johann Paul von Westhoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Paul_von_Westhoff)
- [Johann Paul von Westhoff](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Paul_von_Westhoff)
- [Johann Paul von Westhoff](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Paul_von_Westhoff)
- [יוהאן פאול פון ווסטהוף](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%94%D7%90%D7%9F_%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C_%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%94%D7%95%D7%A3)
- [Johann Paul von Westhoff](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Paul_von_Westhoff)
- [Johann Paul von Westhoff](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Paul_von_Westhoff)
- [Johann Paul von Westhoff](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Paul_von_Westhoff)
- [Вестхоф, Иоганн Пауль фон](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%85%D0%BE%D1%84%2C_%D0%98%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [Johann Paul von Westhoff](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Paul_von_Westhoff)
- [Йоганн Пауль фон Вестгоф](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%99%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%84)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0f9b9943-347f-4ea2-90e2-4fb78a2158c5)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662100)

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