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Boris Iofan

1891 - 1976

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Boris Mikhailovich Iofan (Russian: Борис Михайлович Иофан, [ɪɐˈfan]; April 28, 1891 – March 11, 1976) was a Soviet architect of Jewish origin, known for his Stalinist architecture buildings like the 1931 House on the Embankment and the 1931–1933 winning draft of the Palace of the Soviets. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Boris Iofan is the 292nd most popular architect (down from 288th in 2019), the 438th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 444th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ukrainian Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Boris Iofan ranks 292 out of 518. Before him are Nicolai Eigtved, Helmut Jahn, Juan Bautista de Toledo, Steven Holl, Friedrich von Gärtner, and Mauro Codussi. After him are Thom Mayne, Sedefkar Mehmed Agha, Pierre Cuypers, Dominikus Zimmermann, Sophia Hayden, and Augustin Ehrensvärd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Boris Iofan ranks 131. Before him are Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia, Juan Yagüe, Zdeněk Fierlinger, John W. McCormack, and Wilder Penfield. After him are Maksim Bahdanovič, Joe E. Brown, Earl Warren, Harold Jeffreys, Francisco Lázaro, and Prince Maurice of Battenberg. Among people deceased in 1976, Boris Iofan ranks 111. Before him are Oscar Bonavena, Richard Hughes, Werner March, Juan José Torres, Zdeněk Fierlinger, and Wilder Penfield. After him are Rosalind Russell, Helmut Kunz, Elihan Tore, Marcel Broodthaers, Mukaghali Makatayev, and Jack Cassidy.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Boris Iofan ranks 438 out of 1,365. Before him are Georgy Voronoy (1868), Ber Borochov (1881), Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov (1896), Iosif Shklovsky (1916), Aleksandar Malinov (1867), and Agenor Maria Gołuchowski (1849). After him are Nonna Mordyukova (1925), Viktor Tsybulenko (1930), Mykhaylo Fomenko (1948), Arseniy Yatsenyuk (1974), Vladimir Kuts (1927), and Viktor Sadovnichiy (1939).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Ukraine

Among architects born in Ukraine, Boris Iofan ranks 3. Before him are Vladimir Tatlin (1885), and Mikhail Eisenstein (1867). After him are Władysław Horodecki (1863).

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