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Heinrich Tessenow
1876 - 1950

Heinrich Tessenow
Heinrich Tessenow (7 April 1876 – 1 November 1950) was a German architect, professor, and urban planner active at the time of the Weimar Republic. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heinrich Tessenow is the 316th most popular architect (up from 327th in 2019), the 3,528th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,595th in 2019) and the 37th most popular German Architect.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Heinrich Tessenow ranks 316 out of 518. Before him are Ernst May, Sándor Tarics, Anca Petrescu, Paul Wallot, Carlo Rossi, and Ineni. After him are Galeazzo Alessi, Christian Frederik Hansen, George Bähr, Libéral Bruant, Carl Humann, and Louis Visconti.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErnst May
1886 - 1970
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 310
Sándor Tarics
1913 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 311
Anca Petrescu
1949 - 2013
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 312
Paul Wallot
1841 - 1912
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 313
Carlo Rossi
1775 - 1849
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 314
Ineni
1550 BC - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 315
Heinrich Tessenow
1876 - 1950
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 316
Galeazzo Alessi
1512 - 1572
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 317
Christian Frederik Hansen
1756 - 1845
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 318
George Bähr
1666 - 1738
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 319
Libéral Bruant
1636 - 1697
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 320
Carl Humann
1839 - 1896
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 321
Louis Visconti
1791 - 1853
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 322
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, Heinrich Tessenow ranks 114. Before him are Ahmad Qavam, Konstantinos Demertzis, Maria Ouspenskaya, Léon-Paul Fargue, Maurice Tourneur, and Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini. After him are Nellie Tayloe Ross, James Kirkwood Sr., Meshadi Azizbekov, Tiburcio Carías Andino, Hiroshi Yoshida, and Aino Ackté. Among people deceased in 1950, Heinrich Tessenow ranks 104. Before him are Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao, Edward Arthur Milne, Ernst Wiechert, Dimitri Uznadze, Al Jolson, and Alexandru Vaida-Voevod. After him are Karin Michaëlis, Arthur Jeffrey Dempster, Harold Laski, Miklós Bánffy, Charles Gmelin, and Ken Huszagh.
Others Born in 1876
Go to all RankingsAhmad Qavam
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1955
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 108
Konstantinos Demertzis
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1936
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 109
Maria Ouspenskaya
ACTOR
1876 - 1949
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 110
Léon-Paul Fargue
WRITER
1876 - 1947
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 111
Maurice Tourneur
FILM DIRECTOR
1876 - 1961
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 112
Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1958
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 113
Heinrich Tessenow
ARCHITECT
1876 - 1950
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 114
Nellie Tayloe Ross
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1977
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 115
James Kirkwood Sr.
ACTOR
1876 - 1963
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 116
Meshadi Azizbekov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1876 - 1918
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 117
Tiburcio Carías Andino
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1969
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 118
Hiroshi Yoshida
PAINTER
1876 - 1950
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 119
Aino Ackté
SINGER
1876 - 1944
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 120
Others Deceased in 1950
Go to all RankingsAlfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao
WRITER
1886 - 1950
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 98
Edward Arthur Milne
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1950
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 99
Ernst Wiechert
WRITER
1887 - 1950
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 100
Dimitri Uznadze
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1950
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 101
Al Jolson
SINGER
1886 - 1950
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 102
Alexandru Vaida-Voevod
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1950
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 103
Heinrich Tessenow
ARCHITECT
1876 - 1950
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 104
Karin Michaëlis
WRITER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 105
Arthur Jeffrey Dempster
PHYSICIST
1886 - 1950
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 106
Harold Laski
ECONOMIST
1893 - 1950
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 107
Miklós Bánffy
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1950
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 108
Charles Gmelin
ATHLETE
1872 - 1950
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 109
Ken Huszagh
SWIMMER
1891 - 1950
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 110
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Heinrich Tessenow ranks 3,530 out of 7,253. Before him are Anita Augspurg (1857), Cornelius Gurlitt (1820), Johann Karl Rodbertus (1805), Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798), Kurt von der Chevallerie (1891), and Karl Muck (1859). After him are Erich Pommer (1889), Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1675), Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz (1666), Friedrich von Esmarch (1823), Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1827), and Fritz Julius Kuhn (1896).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAnita Augspurg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1857 - 1943
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,524
Cornelius Gurlitt
COMPOSER
1820 - 1901
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3,525
Johann Karl Rodbertus
ECONOMIST
1805 - 1875
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,526
Eduard Friedrich Poeppig
BIOLOGIST
1798 - 1868
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,527
Kurt von der Chevallerie
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,528
Karl Muck
CONDUCTOR
1859 - 1940
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,529
Heinrich Tessenow
ARCHITECT
1876 - 1950
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,530
Erich Pommer
PRODUCER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,531
Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1713
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 3,532
Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz
POLITICIAN
1666 - 1725
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 3,533
Friedrich von Esmarch
PHYSICIAN
1823 - 1908
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 3,534
Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1827 - 1879
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 3,535
Fritz Julius Kuhn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1951
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 3,536
Among ARCHITECTS In Germany
Among architects born in Germany, Heinrich Tessenow ranks 37. Before him are Helmut Jahn (1940), Friedrich von Gärtner (1791), Dominikus Zimmermann (1685), Ernst Ziller (1837), Ernst May (1886), and Paul Wallot (1841). After him are Carl Humann (1839), Albert Kahn (1869), Peter Joseph Lenné (1789), Rudolf Wolters (1903), Herman Sörgel (1885), and Martin Gropius (1824).
Helmut Jahn
1940 - 2021
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 31
Friedrich von Gärtner
1791 - 1847
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 32
Dominikus Zimmermann
1685 - 1766
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 33
Ernst Ziller
1837 - 1923
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 34
Ernst May
1886 - 1970
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 35
Paul Wallot
1841 - 1912
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 36
Heinrich Tessenow
1876 - 1950
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 37
Carl Humann
1839 - 1896
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 38
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