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Arne Jacobsen

1902 - 1971

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Arne Emil Jacobsen, Hon. FAIA (Danish pronunciation: [ˈɑːnə e̝ˈmiˀl ˈjɑkʰʌpsn̩]; 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to architectural functionalism and for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple well-designed chairs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arne Jacobsen is the 56th most popular architect (down from 46th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Architect.

Arne Jacobsen is most famous for designing the Egg chair, which is considered to be one of the most iconic chairs in the world.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Arne Jacobsen ranks 56 out of 518. Before him are Jean Nouvel, Christopher Wren, Louis Le Vau, Aldo Rossi, Richard Meier, and Álvaro Siza Vieira. After him are Jože Plečnik, Isidore of Miletus, Arno Breker, Domenico Fontana, Augustus Pugin, and Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Arne Jacobsen ranks 33. Before him are Andrew Irvine, Marcel Breuer, Meyer Lansky, Mikhail Suslov, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., and Ray Kroc. After him are Juscelino Kubitschek, Theodore Schultz, Reinhard Gehlen, Alexandre Kojève, Émile Benveniste, and Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque. Among people deceased in 1971, Arne Jacobsen ranks 30. Before him are François Duvalier, Rudolf Abel, Lin Biao, Franz Stangl, Donald Winnicott, and Jacobo Árbenz. After him are Lothar Rendulic, Marcel Dupré, Violet Jessop, Bernardo Houssay, Yrjö Väisälä, and Max Steiner.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Arne Jacobsen ranks 78 out of 1,032. Before him are Mads Mikkelsen (1965), Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889), Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (1788), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), Anna Karina (1940), and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (1656). After him are Eric V of Denmark (1249), Michael Laudrup (1964), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), Gerda Wegener (1886), Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864), and Peter Schmeichel (1963).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Denmark

Among architects born in Denmark, Arne Jacobsen ranks 2. Before him are Jørn Utzon (1918). After him are Theophil Hansen (1813), Verner Panton (1926), Jan Gehl (1936), Christian Frederik Hansen (1756), Henning Larsen (1925), Johan Otto von Spreckelsen (1929), Kaare Klint (1888), and Bjarke Ingels (1974).

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