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Charles Holden

1875 - 1960

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Charles Henry Holden (12 May 1875 – 1 May 1960) was an English architect best known for designing many London Underground stations during the 1920s and 1930s, the Underground Electric Railways Company of London's headquarters at 55 Broadway, for the University of London's Senate House and for Bristol Central Library. He created many war cemeteries in Belgium and northern France for the Imperial War Graves Commission. After working and training in Bolton and Manchester, Holden moved to London. His early buildings were influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement, but for most of his career he championed an unadorned style based on simplified forms and massing that was free of what he considered to be unnecessary decorative detailing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Holden is the 511th most popular architect, the 6,355th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,411th in 2019) and the 49th most popular British Architect.

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Among architects, Charles Holden ranks 511 out of 518. Before him are Marco Casagrande, Andrew Jackson Downing, Charles Bulfinch, Charles Correa, Yasmeen Lari, and Marion Mahony Griffin. After him are Nathalie de Vries, Max Abramovitz, Sou Fujimoto, Elizabeth Diller, Anders Adlercreutz, and Khouloud Daibes.

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Among people born in 1875, Charles Holden ranks 198. Before him are Alexei Ivanovich Abrikosov, Alphonzo Bell, Angeliki Panagiotatou, Samuel S. Hinds, Rebeca Matte Bello, and J. Farrell MacDonald. After him are Alice Dunbar Nelson, and Frank Craven. Among people deceased in 1960, Charles Holden ranks 240. Before him are Rudolf Degermark, Hope Emerson, Harry Pollitt, John P. Marquand, Walter Catlett, and Kathlyn Williams. After him is Gladys Bentley.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Holden ranks 6,358 out of 8,785. Before him are Frank Hornby (1863), Anya Chalotra (1996), George Etherege (1635), Finola Hughes (1959), Tom Tugendhat (1973), John Leckie (1949), and Phil Brown (1962). After him are Graham Brady (1967), Ian Hancock (1942), Phil Thompson (1954), Anthony Moore (1948), and Emily Faithfull (1835).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Charles Holden ranks 49. Before him are Peter Cook (1936), Joseph Pickford (1736), Aston Webb (1849), Benjamin Mountfort (1825), Giles Gilbert Scott (1880), and Herbert Baker (1862). After him are Lesley Lokko (1964).

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