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Hans Vredeman de Vries

1527 - 1607

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Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527 – c. 1607) was a Dutch Renaissance architect, painter, and engineer. Vredeman de Vries is known for his publication in 1583 on garden design and his books with many examples on ornaments (1565) and perspective (1604). The Vredeman de Vries family included a number of artists and musicians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Vredeman de Vries is the 149th most popular architect (down from 142nd in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 241st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Hans Vredeman de Vries ranks 149 out of 518Before him are Ettore Sottsass, Fumihiko Maki, Ludwig Borchardt, Camillo Sitte, Dinocrates, and Jacques-François Blondel. After him are Étienne-Louis Boullée, Gottfried Böhm, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Mikhail Eisenstein, Jacques-Germain Soufflot, and Lina Bo Bardi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1527, Hans Vredeman de Vries ranks 8Before him are Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, John Dee, Abraham Ortelius, Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Barbara Blomberg, and Qi Jiguang. After him are Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg, Pellegrino Tibaldi, Luis de León, Li Zhi, Agnes of Hesse, and Philippine Welser. Among people deceased in 1607, Hans Vredeman de Vries ranks 7Before him are Domenico Fontana, Alessandro Allori, Caesar Baronius, Anna d'Este, Giorgio Basta, and Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi. After him are Gillis van Coninxloo, Jacob van Heemskerck, Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst, Michele Ruggieri, Bento de Góis, and Guidobaldo del Monte.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Hans Vredeman de Vries ranks 252 out of 1,646Before him are Alexandrine Tinné (1835), Cornelis Drebbel (1572), Wim Suurbier (1945), Piet Pieterszoon Hein (1577), Johann Weyer (1515), and Nicolaes Maes (1634). After him are Frans de Waal (1948), Willem van Hanegem (1944), Geert Groote (1340), Dick Bruna (1927), Cornelis van Haarlem (1562), and Ton Koopman (1944).

Among ARCHITECTS In Netherlands

Among architects born in Netherlands, Hans Vredeman de Vries ranks 2Before him are Rem Koolhaas (1944). After him are Jacob van Campen (1596), Jacobus Oud (1890), Mart Stam (1899), Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856), Aldo van Eyck (1918), Pieter Post (1608), Salomon de Bray (1597), Pierre Cuypers (1827), Willem Marinus Dudok (1884), and Tylman van Gameren (1632).