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Auguste Perret

1874 - 1954

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Auguste Perret (French pronunciation: [ɔɡyst(ə) pɛʁɛ]; 12 February 1874 – 25 February 1954) was a French architect and a pioneer of the architectural use of reinforced concrete. His major works include the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the first Art Deco building in Paris; the Church of Notre-Dame du Raincy (1922–23); the Mobilier National in Paris (1937); and the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council building in Paris (1937–39). After World War II he designed a group of buildings in the centre of the port city of Le Havre, including St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre, to replace buildings destroyed by bombing during World War II. His reconstruction of the city is now a World Heritage Site for its exceptional urban planning and architecture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Auguste Perret is the 116th most popular architect (down from 107th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 134th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Architect.

Auguste Perret is most famous for his use of reinforced concrete in architecture.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Auguste Perret ranks 116 out of 518. Before him are Pierre Lescot, Leo von Klenze, Eileen Gray, Ricardo Bofill, George Gilbert Scott, and Rafael Moneo. After him are Carl Gotthard Langhans, César Pelli, Minoru Yamasaki, Peter Eisenman, Hannes Meyer, and Amenhotep, son of Hapu.

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Among people born in 1874, Auguste Perret ranks 46. Before him are Henri Guisan, Reynaldo Hahn, Charles Lightoller, Charles Ives, Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, and Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria. After him are André-Louis Debierne, Reginald Johnston, Otto Mueller, Owen D. Young, Serge Koussevitzky, and Theodore Lyman IV. Among people deceased in 1954, Auguste Perret ranks 31. Before him are Clemens Krauss, Martin Andersen Nexø, Charles Ives, Prince Ernst of Hohenberg, Sadriddin Ayni, and Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After him are Ivan Ilyin, Hannes Meyer, Thea von Harbou, Franco Alfano, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, and Archduke Eugen of Austria.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Auguste Perret ranks 170 out of 1,190. Before him are Jan Matsys (1509), Laura Marx (1845), Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962), John of Ruusbroec (1293), Abraham Brueghel (1631), and Princess Clémentine of Belgium (1872). After him are Roger De Vlaeminck (1947), Leo Tindemans (1922), Toots Thielemans (1922), Georges Rodenbach (1855), Theroigne de Mericourt (1762), and Gudula (646).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Belgium

Among architects born in Belgium, Auguste Perret ranks 3. Before him are Victor Horta (1861), and Henry van de Velde (1863). After him are Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1514), Lambert Lombard (1505), François de Cuvilliés (1695), Joseph Poelaert (1817), and Fernand de Montigny (1885).

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