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Günter Behnisch

1922 - 2010

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Günter Behnisch (12 June 1922 – 12 July 2010) was a German architect, born in Lockwitz, near Dresden. During the Second World War he became one of Germany's youngest submarine commanders. Subsequently, Behnisch became one of the most prominent architects representing deconstructivism. His prominent projects included the Olympic Park in Munich and the new West German parliament in Bonn. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Günter Behnisch is the 182nd most popular architect (down from 171st in 2019), the 2,073rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,854th in 2019) and the 18th most popular German Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Günter Behnisch ranks 182 out of 518. Before him are Aristobulus of Cassandreia, Muhammad V of Granada, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Kisho Kurokawa, Pietro Lombardo, and Christian de Portzamparc. After him are David Chipperfield, John Vanbrugh, Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, Jacobus Oud, Robert Koldewey, and Michael Ventris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Günter Behnisch ranks 123. Before him are Ferenc Deák, Sōsuke Uno, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, Yuri Averbakh, and John Christopher. After him are Juan Antonio Bardem, Jonas Mekas, Michael Ventris, Francisco Aramburu, Paul Scofield, and Shigeru Mizuki. Among people deceased in 2010, Günter Behnisch ranks 85. Before him are Antony Flew, Satoshi Kon, Pierre Hadot, Iskandar of Johor, Luis Molowny, and Robert Culp. After him are Bella Akhmadulina, Andor Lilienthal, Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern, Orlando Peçanha, Richard Holbrooke, and Irvin Kershner.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Günter Behnisch ranks 2,074 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder (1773), Rudolf Schmidt (1886), Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1771), Max Koegel (1895), Wilhelm Ohnesorge (1872), and Theodor Wisch (1907). After him are Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1688), Karl Alfred von Zittel (1839), Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg (1318), Bruno Streckenbach (1902), Friedrich Wieck (1785), and Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Germany

Among architects born in Germany, Günter Behnisch ranks 18. Before him are Hans Scharoun (1893), Ludwig Borchardt (1863), Gottfried Böhm (1920), Paul Troost (1878), Carl Ludvig Engel (1778), and Lilly Reich (1885). After him are Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662), Robert Koldewey (1855), Hans Poelzig (1869), Ernst Neufert (1900), Friedrich von Schmidt (1825), and Adolf Meyer (1881).

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