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Alois Riegl

1858 - 1905

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Alois Riegl (14 January 1858 – 17 June 1905) was an Austrian art historian, and is considered a member of the Vienna School of Art History. He was one of the major figures in the establishment of art history as a self-sufficient academic discipline, and one of the most influential practitioners of formalism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alois Riegl is the 126th most popular historian (down from 103rd in 2019), the 387th most popular biography from Austria (down from 336th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Historian.

Alois Riegl is most famous for his theory of art history, which is called the "periods of style." He believed that styles change over time and that they can be divided into three periods: Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Alois Riegl ranks 126 out of 561. Before him are Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī, August Ludwig von Schlözer, Hayden White, Guibert of Nogent, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, and Michael Rostovtzeff. After him are Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Arnold Hauser, Paisius of Hilendar, Richard Sennett, Golo Mann, and John Kinnamos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Alois Riegl ranks 52. Before him are Fernand Khnopff, Mélanie Bonis, Remy de Gourmont, Gaetano Mosca, Constance Lloyd, and Ethel Smyth. After him are Jan Toorop, Saitō Makoto, John Russell, Francis Preserved Leavenworth, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, and Bonar Law. Among people deceased in 1905, Alois Riegl ranks 25. Before him are Constantin Meunier, Anton Ažbe, Alphonse Allais, Adolf Bastian, Albert von Kölliker, and Oswald Achenbach. After him are Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, Carmine Crocco, Marcel Schwob, Lew Wallace, and Hudson Taylor.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Alois Riegl ranks 387 out of 1,424. Before him are Vicki Baum (1888), Willi Boskovsky (1909), Otto Barić (1933), Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918), Carola of Vasa (1833), and Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria (1872). After him are Leopold IV, Duke of Austria (1371), Edwin Ernest Salpeter (1924), Emilie Louise Flöge (1874), Theodor Körner (1873), Eduard Roschmann (1908), and Leopold Fitzinger (1802).

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Among HISTORIANS In Austria

Among historians born in Austria, Alois Riegl ranks 2. Before him are Ernst Gombrich (1909). After him are Shlomo Sand (1946), Egon Friedell (1878), Gerda Lerner (1920), İlber Ortaylı (1947), Riane Eisler (1931), Herwig Wolfram (1934), and Andreas Maislinger (1955).

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