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Friedensreich Hundertwasser

1928 - 2000

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Friedrich Stowasser (15 December 1928 – 19 February 2000), better known by his pseudonym Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser (Austrian German: [ˈfriːdn̩sraɪç ˈreːɡn̩taːɡ ˈdʊŋkl̩bʊnt ˈhʊndɐtˌvasɐ]), was an Austrian visual artist and architect who also worked in the field of environmental protection. He emigrated to the Far North of New Zealand in the 1970s, where he lived and worked for most of the rest of his life. Hundertwasser stood out as an opponent of "a straight line" and any standardisation, expressing this concept in the field of building design. His best known work is the Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna, which has become a notable place of interest in the Austrian capital, characterised by imaginative vitality and uniqueness. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedensreich Hundertwasser is the 47th most popular architect (down from 36th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Austria (down from 98th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Architect.

Friedensreich Hundertwasser was a painter, architect, and environmentalist. He is most famous for his paintings and architecture.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Friedensreich Hundertwasser ranks 47 out of 518. Before him are Tadao Ando, Vladimir Tatlin, Kenzō Tange, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Callicrates, and Giacomo della Porta. After him are Marcel Breuer, Arnolfo di Cambio, Jean Nouvel, Christopher Wren, Louis Le Vau, and Aldo Rossi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Friedensreich Hundertwasser ranks 36. Before him are Queen Fabiola of Belgium, James Coburn, Domenico Modugno, Agnès Varda, Elie Wiesel, and Martin Landau. After him are Maya Angelou, Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Martin Cooper, James Ivory, Hans Küng, and Jean Kennedy Smith. Among people deceased in 2000, Friedensreich Hundertwasser ranks 17. Before him are Alec Guinness, Louis Néel, Roger Vadim, Konrad Emil Bloch, Charles M. Schulz, and Pierre Trudeau. After him are Lída Baarová, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Stanley Matthews, Vittorio Gassman, Jason Robards, and Abulfaz Elchibey.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Friedensreich Hundertwasser ranks 139 out of 1,424. Before him are Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein (1760), Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874), Heinrich Harrer (1912), Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791), Maria Josepha of Austria (1699), and Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1745). After him are Klaus Ebner (1964), Walther von der Vogelweide (1170), Dietrich Mateschitz (1944), Roland Ratzenberger (1960), Ernest, Duke of Austria (1377), and Gustav Meyrink (1868).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Austria

Among architects born in Austria, Friedensreich Hundertwasser ranks 2. Before him are Otto Wagner (1841). After him are Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656), Hans Hollein (1934), Ettore Sottsass (1917), Camillo Sitte (1843), Richard Neutra (1892), Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897), Ferdinand Fellner (1847), Josef Frank (1885), Jakob Prandtauer (1660), and Heinrich von Ferstel (1828).

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