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Christian Frederik Hansen

1756 - 1845

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Christian Frederik Hansen (29 February 1756 – 10 July 1845), known as C. F. Hansen, was the leading Danish architect between the late 18th century and the mid 19th century, and on account of his position at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) the most powerful person in artistic circles for many years. He was known as "Denmark’s Palladio" on account of the architectural style he promoted. His buildings are known for their simplicity, strength and scale. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Frederik Hansen is the 318th most popular architect (down from 268th in 2019), the 339th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 277th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Danish Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Christian Frederik Hansen ranks 318 out of 518. Before him are Anca Petrescu, Paul Wallot, Carlo Rossi, Ineni, Heinrich Tessenow, and Galeazzo Alessi. After him are George Bähr, Libéral Bruant, Carl Humann, Louis Visconti, Edwin Lutyens, and Aristotele Fioravanti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1756, Christian Frederik Hansen ranks 29. Before him are John Loudon McAdam, Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve, Karl Philipp Moritz, Heinrich von Bellegarde, Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc, and Jean-Antoine Chaptal. After him are John Trumbull, Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros, Francesca Lebrun, Henry Raeburn, Jan Śniadecki, and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1845, Christian Frederik Hansen ranks 30. Before him are Francisco Manuel Blanco, Henrik Steffens, Rafael Urdaneta, Heinrich von Bellegarde, Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau, and Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc. After him are Antoine Risso, Matvei Gedenshtrom, Johnny Appleseed, Elizabeth Fry, Gregor MacGregor, and Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christian Frederik Hansen ranks 339 out of 1,032. Before him are Albert Küchler (1803), Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825), Jens Baggesen (1764), Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1573), Palle Huld (1912), and Karin Michaëlis (1872). After him are Hans Wegner (1914), John Hansen (1924), Prince Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1668), Edgar Aabye (1865), Kasper Schmeichel (1986), and Knud Enemark Jensen (1936).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Denmark

Among architects born in Denmark, Christian Frederik Hansen ranks 6. Before him are Jørn Utzon (1918), Arne Jacobsen (1902), Theophil Hansen (1813), Verner Panton (1926), and Jan Gehl (1936). After him are Henning Larsen (1925), Johan Otto von Spreckelsen (1929), Kaare Klint (1888), and Bjarke Ingels (1974).

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