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Henry Hobson Richardson

1838 - 1886

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Henry Hobson Richardson, FAIA (September 29, 1838 – April 27, 1886) was an American architect, best known for his work in a style that became known as Richardsonian Romanesque. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Hobson Richardson is the 484th most popular architect (down from 474th in 2019), the 9,995th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,983rd in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Henry Hobson Richardson ranks 484 out of 518Before him are Patricia Urquiola, Alexander Wittek, Ivan Fomin, Arnold Bode, Suad Amiry, and Calvert Vaux. After him are Harry Vardon, Bjarke Ingels, Robert Smirke, Peter Cook, Richard Morris Hunt, and Gülsün Sağlamer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1838, Henry Hobson Richardson ranks 101Before him are Oswald Schmiedeberg, Marc Delafontaine, Stefanos Skouloudis, Margaret E. Knight, Walter Buller, and General Tom Thumb. After him are Joseph F. Smith, Octavia Hill, and John Wanamaker. Among people deceased in 1886, Henry Hobson Richardson ranks 57Before him are Joseph Victor von Scheffel, Zinovios Valvis, Théodore Aubanel, Samuel J. Tilden, Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, and David Rice Atchison. After him are Randolph Caldecott, Rebecca Solomon, and Horatio Seymour.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Hobson Richardson ranks 9,997 out of 20,380Before him are Richard M. Sherman (1928), Sam Altman (1985), Alvin Sargent (1927), William Pinkney (1764), Henry Proctor (1929), and Olivia Harrison (1948). After him are Timothy Weah (2000), Jackie McLean (1931), The Fabulous Moolah (1923), David Raksin (1912), Edgar Kennedy (1890), and David S. Goyer (1965).

Among ARCHITECTS In United States

Among architects born in United States, Henry Hobson Richardson ranks 29Before him are Walter Burley Griffin (1876), John Hejduk (1929), Julia Morgan (1872), Cass Gilbert (1859), Robert Moses (1888), and Alfred Mosher Butts (1899). After him are Richard Morris Hunt (1827), Robert A. M. Stern (1939), John Russell Pope (1874), Maya Lin (1959), Andrew Jackson Downing (1815), and Charles Bulfinch (1763).