ARCHITECT
Dankmar Adler
1844 - 1900

Dankmar Adler
Dankmar Adler (July 3, 1844 – April 16, 1900) was a German-born American architect and civil engineer. He is best known for his fifteen-year partnership with Louis Sullivan, during which they designed influential skyscrapers that boldly addressed their steel skeleton through their exterior design: the Wainwright Building in St. Louis, Missouri (1891), the Chicago Stock Exchange Building (1894), and the Guaranty Building in Buffalo, New York (1896). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dankmar Adler is the 415th most popular architect (down from 406th in 2019), the 4,592nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,462nd in 2019) and the 45th most popular German Architect.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Dankmar Adler ranks 415 out of 518. Before him are Wilhelm Kreis, Aurelio Galfetti, Léon Krier, Ragnar Östberg, Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, and Jan Wils. After him are Edward Blore, Michel de Klerk, Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, Andrey Voronikhin, Kaare Klint, and Frederick Catherwood.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Kreis
1873 - 1955
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 409
Aurelio Galfetti
1936 - 2021
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 410
Léon Krier
1946 - 2025
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 411
Ragnar Östberg
1866 - 1945
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 412
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington
1694 - 1753
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 413
Jan Wils
1891 - 1972
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 414
Dankmar Adler
1844 - 1900
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 415
Edward Blore
1787 - 1879
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 416
Michel de Klerk
1884 - 1923
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 417
Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe
1729 - 1800
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 418
Andrey Voronikhin
1759 - 1814
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 419
Kaare Klint
1888 - 1954
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 420
Frederick Catherwood
1799 - 1854
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 421
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1844, Dankmar Adler ranks 92. Before him are William Robert Brooks, Vladan Đorđević, Lewis Powell, Georgios Theotokis, Numa Droz, and John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry. After him are Marie Hankel, Marie Spartali Stillman, Vassily Maximov, Arthur Gardiner Butler, Leonid Sobolev, and Verney Lovett Cameron. Among people deceased in 1900, Dankmar Adler ranks 83. Before him are Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Catherine Wolfe Bruce, Dmitry Grigorovich, Émile Blanchard, Ali Shah Durrani, and John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry. After him are Antoine Vollon, Hannibal Goodwin, Nicolae Crețulescu, Albert Samain, Charles Piazzi Smyth, and Tomás Gomensoro Albín.
Others Born in 1844
Go to all RankingsWilliam Robert Brooks
ASTRONOMER
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 86
Vladan Đorđević
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1930
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 87
Lewis Powell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1844 - 1865
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 88
Georgios Theotokis
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1916
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 89
Numa Droz
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 90
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1900
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 91
Dankmar Adler
ARCHITECT
1844 - 1900
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 92
Marie Hankel
WRITER
1844 - 1929
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 93
Marie Spartali Stillman
PAINTER
1844 - 1927
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 94
Vassily Maximov
PAINTER
1844 - 1911
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 95
Arthur Gardiner Butler
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1925
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 96
Leonid Sobolev
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1913
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 97
Verney Lovett Cameron
MOUNTAINEER
1844 - 1894
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 98
Others Deceased in 1900
Go to all RankingsSigbjørn Obstfelder
WRITER
1866 - 1900
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 77
Catherine Wolfe Bruce
ASTRONOMER
1816 - 1900
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 78
Dmitry Grigorovich
WRITER
1822 - 1900
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 79
Émile Blanchard
BIOLOGIST
1819 - 1900
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 80
Ali Shah Durrani
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1900
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 81
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1900
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 82
Dankmar Adler
ARCHITECT
1844 - 1900
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 83
Antoine Vollon
PAINTER
1833 - 1900
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 84
Hannibal Goodwin
INVENTOR
1822 - 1900
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 85
Nicolae Crețulescu
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1900
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 86
Albert Samain
WRITER
1858 - 1900
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 87
Charles Piazzi Smyth
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1900
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 88
Tomás Gomensoro Albín
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1900
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 89
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Dankmar Adler ranks 4,595 out of 7,253. Before him are Oskar Vogt (1870), Augustin Hirschvogel (1503), Claus Offe (1940), Princess Margarita of Baden (1932), Axel von dem Bussche (1919), and Ferdinand von Hochstetter (1829). After him are Eugen Bolz (1881), Charles-Mathias Simons (1802), Joseph Hergenröther (1824), Friedrich Kluge (1856), Willi Horn (1909), and Andreas Krieger (1965).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsOskar Vogt
PHYSICIAN
1870 - 1959
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 4,589
Augustin Hirschvogel
PAINTER
1503 - 1553
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 4,590
Claus Offe
SOCIOLOGIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 4,591
Princess Margarita of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 4,592
Axel von dem Bussche
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1993
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 4,593
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
GEOLOGIST
1829 - 1884
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 4,594
Dankmar Adler
ARCHITECT
1844 - 1900
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 4,595
Eugen Bolz
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1945
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 4,596
Charles-Mathias Simons
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1874
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 4,597
Joseph Hergenröther
HISTORIAN
1824 - 1890
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 4,598
Friedrich Kluge
LINGUIST
1856 - 1926
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 4,599
Willi Horn
ATHLETE
1909 - 1989
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 4,600
Andreas Krieger
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 4,601
Among ARCHITECTS In Germany
Among architects born in Germany, Dankmar Adler ranks 45. Before him are Albert Kahn (1869), Peter Joseph Lenné (1789), Rudolf Wolters (1903), Herman Sörgel (1885), Martin Gropius (1824), and Wilhelm Kreis (1873). After him are Hermann Bollé (1845), Friedrich Ludwig Persius (1803), Theodor Fischer (1862), Elias Holl (1573), Johann Friedrich Höger (1877), and Otto Bartning (1883).
Albert Kahn
1869 - 1942
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 39
Peter Joseph Lenné
1789 - 1866
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 40
Rudolf Wolters
1903 - 1983
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 41
Herman Sörgel
1885 - 1952
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 42
Martin Gropius
1824 - 1880
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 43
Wilhelm Kreis
1873 - 1955
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 44
Dankmar Adler
1844 - 1900
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 45
Hermann Bollé
1845 - 1926
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 46
Friedrich Ludwig Persius
1803 - 1845
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 47
Theodor Fischer
1862 - 1938
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 48
Elias Holl
1573 - 1646
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 49
Johann Friedrich Höger
1877 - 1949
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 50
Otto Bartning
1883 - 1959
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 51