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Carlo Fontana
1638 - 1714

Carlo Fontana
Carlo Fontana (1634/1638–1714) was an Italian architect originating from today's Canton Ticino. He was partly responsible for the classicizing direction taken by Late Baroque Roman architecture. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlo Fontana is the 157th most popular architect (up from 191st in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 206th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swiss Architect.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Carlo Fontana ranks 157 out of 518. Before him are Gottfried Böhm, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Mikhail Eisenstein, Jacques-Germain Soufflot, Lina Bo Bardi, and Alonzo Cano. After him are Paul Troost, Charlotte Perriand, Eero Saarinen, Ebenezer Howard, Carl Ludvig Engel, and Josep Puig i Cadafalch.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGottfried Böhm
1920 - 2021
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 151
Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff
1699 - 1753
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 152
Mikhail Eisenstein
1867 - 1920
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 153
Jacques-Germain Soufflot
1713 - 1780
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 154
Lina Bo Bardi
1914 - 1992
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 155
Alonzo Cano
1601 - 1667
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 156
Carlo Fontana
1638 - 1714
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 157
Paul Troost
1878 - 1934
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 158
Charlotte Perriand
1903 - 1999
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 159
Eero Saarinen
1910 - 1961
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 160
Ebenezer Howard
1850 - 1928
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 161
Carl Ludvig Engel
1778 - 1840
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 162
Josep Puig i Cadafalch
1867 - 1956
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 163
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1638, Carlo Fontana ranks 15. Before him are Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, Elisabetta Sirani, Meindert Hobbema, James Gregory, Frederik Ruysch, and Christoph Cellarius. After him are Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, Gerrit Berckheyde, Pierre Magnol, Richard Simon, John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, and Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve. Among people deceased in 1714, Carlo Fontana ranks 8. Before him are Sophia of Hanover, Charles, Duke of Berry, Maria Luisa of Savoy, Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Bernardino Ramazzini, and Andreas Schlüter. After him are Constantin Brâncoveanu, Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Marie Anne Mancini, Prince Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, and Vasily Golitsyn.
Others Born in 1638
Go to all RankingsOlympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1708
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 9
Elisabetta Sirani
PAINTER
1638 - 1665
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 10
Meindert Hobbema
PAINTER
1638 - 1709
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 11
James Gregory
MATHEMATICIAN
1638 - 1675
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 12
Frederik Ruysch
PHYSICIAN
1638 - 1731
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 13
Christoph Cellarius
HISTORIAN
1638 - 1707
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 14
Carlo Fontana
ARCHITECT
1638 - 1714
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 15
Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1638 - 1701
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 16
Gerrit Berckheyde
PAINTER
1638 - 1698
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 17
Pierre Magnol
BIOLOGIST
1638 - 1715
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 18
Richard Simon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1638 - 1712
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 19
John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1704
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 20
Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1704
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1714
Go to all RankingsSophia of Hanover
NOBLEMAN
1630 - 1714
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 2
Charles, Duke of Berry
POLITICIAN
1686 - 1714
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 3
Maria Luisa of Savoy
COMPANION
1688 - 1714
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 4
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1714
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 5
Bernardino Ramazzini
PHYSICIAN
1633 - 1714
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 6
Andreas Schlüter
SCULPTOR
1660 - 1714
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 7
Carlo Fontana
ARCHITECT
1638 - 1714
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 8
Constantin Brâncoveanu
NOBLEMAN
1654 - 1714
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 9
Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
WRITER
1633 - 1714
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 10
Marie Anne Mancini
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1714
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 11
Prince Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
NOBLEMAN
1668 - 1714
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 12
Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert
ECONOMIST
1646 - 1714
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 13
Vasily Golitsyn
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1714
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 14
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Carlo Fontana ranks 172 out of 1,015. Before him are Karin Keller-Sutter (1963), Pascal Couchepin (1942), Jaime, Duke of Madrid (1870), Emer de Vattel (1714), Peter Sauber (1943), and Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1919). After him are Grock (1880), Notker the Stammerer (840), Charles Dutoit (1936), Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (1938), Alain Tanner (1929), and Walter H. Schottky (1886).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsKarin Keller-Sutter
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 166
Pascal Couchepin
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 167
Jaime, Duke of Madrid
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1931
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 168
Emer de Vattel
PHILOSOPHER
1714 - 1767
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 169
Peter Sauber
BUSINESSPERSON
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 170
Archduke Rudolf of Austria
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 171
Carlo Fontana
ARCHITECT
1638 - 1714
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 172
Grock
COMPOSER
1880 - 1959
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 173
Notker the Stammerer
WRITER
840 - 912
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 174
Charles Dutoit
CONDUCTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 175
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2015
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 176
Alain Tanner
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2022
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 177
Walter H. Schottky
PHYSICIST
1886 - 1976
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 178
Among ARCHITECTS In Switzerland
Among architects born in Switzerland, Carlo Fontana ranks 9. Before him are Carlo Maderno (1556), Domenico Fontana (1543), Peter Zumthor (1943), Mario Botta (1943), Hannes Meyer (1889), and Max Bill (1908). After him are Pietro Lombardo (1435), Bernard Tschumi (1944), Pierre Jeanneret (1896), Adolphe Appia (1862), Domenico Trezzini (1670), and Justus Dahinden (1925).
Carlo Maderno
1556 - 1629
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 3
Domenico Fontana
1543 - 1607
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 4
Peter Zumthor
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 5
Mario Botta
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 6
Hannes Meyer
1889 - 1954
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 7
Max Bill
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 8
Carlo Fontana
1638 - 1714
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 9
Pietro Lombardo
1435 - 1515
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 10
Bernard Tschumi
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 11
Pierre Jeanneret
1896 - 1967
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 12
Adolphe Appia
1862 - 1928
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 13
Domenico Trezzini
1670 - 1734
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 14
Justus Dahinden
1925 - 2020
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 15