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Camillo Boito

1836 - 1914

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Camillo Boito (Italian pronunciation: [kaˈmillo ˈbɔito]; 30 October 1836 – 28 June 1914) was an Italian architect and engineer, and a noted art critic, art historian and novelist. He was the brother of Arrigo Boito, the friend and librettist of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. Boito was an important figure in many ways in the cultural life of Italy, and especially Milan, in the second half of the 19th century. He not only taught at the Brera Academy and the Istituto tecnico superiore for nearly 50 years but also took part in competitions (both as competitor and adjudicator), wrote articles on architecture and restoration for newspapers and periodicals, as well as numerous reports for private individuals and the government, and was active in numerous professional associations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Camillo Boito is the 333rd most popular architect (down from 293rd in 2019), the 3,083rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,746th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Italian Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Camillo Boito ranks 333 out of 518. Before him are Giuseppe Valadier, Wojciech Zabłocki, Richard Norman Shaw, Charles Barry, Mammad Hasan Hajinski, and Marcello Piacentini. After him are Christoph Dientzenhofer, Bruno Zevi, Joseph Bové, Dominique Perrault, Willem Marinus Dudok, and Girolamo Cassar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1836, Camillo Boito ranks 59. Before him are Juliette Adam, Andrés Avelino Cáceres, Casimir de Candolle, John Atkinson Grimshaw, Cirilo Antonio Rivarola, and Walery Antoni Wróblewski. After him are Harry Rosenbusch, Alfred Grandidier, Ernst von Bergmann, W. S. Gilbert, Robert Swinhoe, and Bret Harte. Among people deceased in 1914, Camillo Boito ranks 87. Before him are Benedict Menni, John Murray, Dimitrie Sturdza, Shibli Nomani, John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, and Richard Heuberger. After him are Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Harry Rosenbusch, Jane Morris, Georg von Kopp, Hubertine Auclert, and Jacob Riis.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Camillo Boito ranks 3,083 out of 5,161. Before him are Giovanni Battista Bassani (1650), Domenico Mezzadri (1867), Florentino Ameghino (1853), Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791), Marino Morosini (1181), and Reniero Zeno (1250). After him are Alvise Contarini (1601), Giuseppe Occhialini (1907), Franco Rossi (1919), Giovanni Galli (1958), Antonio Juliano (1943), and Aldo Boffi (1915).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Italy

Among architects born in Italy, Camillo Boito ranks 51. Before him are Carlo Rossi (1775), Galeazzo Alessi (1512), Louis Visconti (1791), Aristotele Fioravanti (1415), Giuseppe Valadier (1762), and Marcello Piacentini (1881). After him are Bruno Zevi (1918), Francesco Sabatini (1721), Vannoccio Biringuccio (1480), Benedetto Antelami (1150), Antonio Rinaldi (1709), and Francesco Laparelli (1521).

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