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Carl Ritter von Ghega

1802 - 1860

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Karl Ritter von Ghega or Karl von Ghega (Albanian: Karlo Gega) (10 January 1802 – 14 March 1860) was an Austrian nobleman and the designer of the Semmering Railway from Gloggnitz to Mürzzuschlag. During his time, he was the most prominent of Austrian railway engineers and architects. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Ritter von Ghega is the 232nd most popular architect (down from 169th in 2019), the 2,292nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,818th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Italian Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Carl Ritter von Ghega ranks 232 out of 518. Before him are Vittorio Gregotti, Shigeru Ban, Adrian Smith, Félix Candela, Adolf Meyer, and Kevin Roche. After him are Callinicus of Heliopolis, Hermann Tilke, Cornelis Floris de Vriendt, Giuseppe Terragni, Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, and Sixto Durán Ballén.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1802, Carl Ritter von Ghega ranks 31. Before him are Ignacy Domeyko, Harriet Martineau, Robert Chambers, Paul-Émile Botta, Arnold Ruge, and Frederick William, Elector of Hesse. After him are Mariano Arista, Adolphe Nourrit, Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg, Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, and Cesare Pugni. Among people deceased in 1860, Carl Ritter von Ghega ranks 27. Before him are Ferdinand Christian Baur, Ii Naosuke, Aleksey Khomyakov, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie. After him are George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Joseph Cafasso, Élie, duc Decazes, Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi, and Eduard Friedrich Eversmann.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Carl Ritter von Ghega ranks 2,292 out of 5,161. Before him are Quintus Veranius (12), Sikelgaita (1040), Mariangela Melato (1941), Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain (1755), Salvatore Maranzano (1886), and Jacopo Amigoni (1682). After him are Teodolfo Mertel (1806), Franco Basaglia (1924), Massimo Girotti (1918), Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1817), Franco Causio (1949), and Spurius Cassius Viscellinus (-540).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Italy

Among architects born in Italy, Carl Ritter von Ghega ranks 35. Before him are Michele Sanmicheli (1484), Luigi Vanvitelli (1700), Giovanni Antonio Amadeo (1447), Antonio da Sangallo the Elder (1455), Nicola Salvi (1697), and Vittorio Gregotti (1927). After him are Giuseppe Terragni (1904), Pirro Ligorio (1513), Giacomo Quarenghi (1744), Giovanni Giocondo (1433), Gio Ponti (1891), and Gae Aulenti (1927).

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