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François de Cuvilliés

1695 - 1768

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François de Cuvilliés, sometimes referred to as the Elder (23 October 1695, Soignies, Hainaut – 14 April 1768, Munich), was a Bavarian decorative designer and architect born in the Spanish Netherlands. He was instrumental in bringing the Rococo style to the Wittelsbach court at Munich and to Central Europe in general. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François de Cuvilliés is the 254th most popular architect (up from 261st in 2019), the 359th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 383rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Belgian Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, François de Cuvilliés ranks 254 out of 518. Before him are Archibald Leitch, Giacomo Quarenghi, Giovanni Giocondo, Kevin A. Lynch, Glenn Murcutt, and Hermann Muthesius. After him are José Benito de Churriguera, Elissa Aalto, Gio Ponti, Luciano Laurana, Yan Liben, and Adolphe Appia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1695, François de Cuvilliés ranks 10. Before him are Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Henri Pitot, Adrien Manglard, John Bevis, Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti, and Giuseppe Sammartini. After him are Martin van Meytens, Carl Gustaf Tessin, Johann Christian Günther, Edward Braddock, and Gustaf Lundberg. Among people deceased in 1768, François de Cuvilliés ranks 13. Before him are Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, Hermann Samuel Reimarus, Francesco Maria Veracini, Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe. After him are Michel Blavet, Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Robert Simson, Princess Louisa of Great Britain, Eggert Ólafsson, and Giuseppe Simone Assemani.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, François de Cuvilliés ranks 359 out of 1,190. Before him are François-Joseph Fétis (1784), Pierre Harmel (1911), Amélie Nothomb (1967), Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium (1833), Heinrich von Veldeke (1150), and Godfrey I, Count of Namur (1068). After him are Franky Van der Elst (1961), Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880), Antoinette de Mérode (1828), Gustave de Molinari (1819), Marc Wilmots (1969), and Willy Mairesse (1928).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Belgium

Among architects born in Belgium, François de Cuvilliés ranks 6. Before him are Victor Horta (1861), Henry van de Velde (1863), Auguste Perret (1874), Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1514), and Lambert Lombard (1505). After him are Joseph Poelaert (1817), and Fernand de Montigny (1885).

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