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Charles Eames

1907 - 1978

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Charles Ormond Eames Jr. (June 17, 1907 – August 21, 1978) was an American designer, architect and filmmaker. In professional partnership with his wife Ray-Bernice Kaiser Eames, he made groundbreaking contributions in the fields of architecture, furniture design, industrial design, manufacturing and the photographic arts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Eames is the 208th most popular architect (down from 175th in 2019), the 3,069th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,244th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Architect.

Charles Eames is most famous for his contributions to the field of architecture, design, and furniture. He was a pioneer in the use of new materials, such as molded plywood, fiberglass, and plastic.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Charles Eames ranks 208 out of 518. Before him are Antonio da Sangallo the Elder, Ernst Neufert, Mart Stam, Lev Rudnev, James Hoban, and Nefermaat. After him are Nicola Salvi, Eero Aarnio, Callimachus, Robert de Cotte, Alexey Shchusev, and Hendrik Petrus Berlage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Charles Eames ranks 117. Before him are Momčilo Đujić, Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, Trường Chinh, Heinz Brandt, Sabahattin Ali, and Víctor Paz Estenssoro. After him are William Steig, Roger Peyrefitte, John Mauchly, George de Mestral, Ilona Elek, and Sebastian Haffner. Among people deceased in 1978, Charles Eames ranks 85. Before him are Burt Munro, Oscar Homolka, Karl Lennart Oesch, Salvador de Madariaga, Armin T. Wegner, and Luigi Allemandi. After him are Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia, Gabriel Ramanantsoa, Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, John Lyng, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, and Diana Budisavljević.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Eames ranks 3,069 out of 20,380. Before him are Lyman Spitzer (1914), Alan Hale Jr. (1921), Craig Mello (1960), Lin Shaye (1943), Al Martino (1927), and Bill Duke (1943). After him are Kate Millett (1934), John W. Campbell (1910), Henry Winkler (1945), Al Di Meola (1954), Jeffrey Hunter (1926), and John Landis (1950).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United States

Among architects born in United States, Charles Eames ranks 10. Before him are Richard Meier (1934), Philip Johnson (1906), Robert Venturi (1925), Minoru Yamasaki (1912), Peter Eisenman (1932), and William Le Baron Jenney (1832). After him are Nicholas Negroponte (1943), Adrian Smith (1944), Sixto Durán Ballén (1921), Gordon Bunshaft (1909), Kevin A. Lynch (1918), and Cedric Gibbons (1893).

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