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Henry van de Velde
1863 - 1957

Henry van de Velde
Henry Clemens van de Velde (Dutch: [ɑ̃ːˈri vɑn də ˈvɛldə]; 3 April 1863 – 15 October 1957) was a Belgian painter, architect, interior designer, and art theorist. Together with Victor Horta and Paul Hankar, he is considered one of the founders of Art Nouveau in Belgium. He worked in Paris with Siegfried Bing, the founder of the first gallery of Art Nouveau in Paris. Van de Velde spent the most important part of his career in Germany and became a major figure in the German Jugendstil. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry van de Velde is the 33rd most popular architect (down from 28th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 44th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Architect.
Henry van de Velde was a Belgian architect and designer who is most famous for his work in the Art Nouveau style.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Henry van de Velde ranks 33 out of 518. Before him are Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Victor Horta, André Le Nôtre, Adolf Loos, Santiago Calatrava, and Carlo Maderno. After him are Rem Koolhaas, I. M. Pei, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Peter Behrens, Ictinus, and Jørn Utzon.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarl Friedrich Schinkel
1781 - 1841
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 27
Victor Horta
1861 - 1947
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 28
André Le Nôtre
1613 - 1700
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 29
Adolf Loos
1870 - 1933
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 30
Santiago Calatrava
1951 - Present
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 31
Carlo Maderno
1556 - 1629
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 32
Henry van de Velde
1863 - 1957
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 33
Rem Koolhaas
1944 - Present
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 34
I. M. Pei
1917 - 2019
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 35
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
1814 - 1879
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 36
Peter Behrens
1868 - 1940
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 37
Ictinus
500 BC - Present
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 38
Jørn Utzon
1918 - 2008
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 39
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1863, Henry van de Velde ranks 13. Before him are Konstantin Stanislavski, Paul Signac, Pietro Mascagni, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Constantine P. Cavafy, and David Lloyd George. After him are Carlos I of Portugal, Franz Stuck, George Herbert Mead, Joaquín Sorolla, Austen Chamberlain, and Gaston Doumergue. Among people deceased in 1957, Henry van de Velde ranks 20. Before him are Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Arturo Toscanini, Wilhelm Reich, Gichin Funakoshi, Oliver Hardy, and Heinrich Otto Wieland. After him are Gabriela Mistral, Irving Langmuir, Alfred Döblin, Heinrich Hoffmann, José Leandro Andrade, and Curzio Malaparte.
Others Born in 1863
Go to all RankingsKonstantin Stanislavski
FILM DIRECTOR
1863 - 1938
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 7
Paul Signac
PAINTER
1863 - 1935
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 8
Pietro Mascagni
COMPOSER
1863 - 1945
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 9
Gabriele D'Annunzio
WRITER
1863 - 1938
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 10
Constantine P. Cavafy
WRITER
1863 - 1933
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 11
David Lloyd George
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1945
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 12
Henry van de Velde
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1957
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 13
Carlos I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1908
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 14
Franz Stuck
PAINTER
1863 - 1928
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 15
George Herbert Mead
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1931
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 16
Joaquín Sorolla
PAINTER
1863 - 1923
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 17
Austen Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1937
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 18
Gaston Doumergue
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1937
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1957
Go to all RankingsGiuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
WRITER
1896 - 1957
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 14
Arturo Toscanini
CONDUCTOR
1867 - 1957
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 15
Wilhelm Reich
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1957
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 16
Gichin Funakoshi
MARTIAL ARTS
1868 - 1957
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 17
Oliver Hardy
ACTOR
1892 - 1957
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 18
Heinrich Otto Wieland
CHEMIST
1877 - 1957
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 19
Henry van de Velde
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1957
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 20
Gabriela Mistral
WRITER
1889 - 1957
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 21
Irving Langmuir
CHEMIST
1881 - 1957
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 22
Alfred Döblin
WRITER
1878 - 1957
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 23
Heinrich Hoffmann
PHOTOGRAPHER
1885 - 1957
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 24
José Leandro Andrade
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1957
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 25
Curzio Malaparte
WRITER
1898 - 1957
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 26
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Henry van de Velde ranks 60 out of 1,190. Before him are Albert Claude (1899), Samo (600), Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338), Pepin of Landen (585), Adolphe Sax (1814), and Simon Stevin (1548). After him are Yves Chauvin (1930), Marguerite Yourcenar (1903), Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (1927), Dominique Pire (1910), Isabella of Austria (1501), and Léon Degrelle (1906).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsAlbert Claude
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1983
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 54
Samo
POLITICIAN
600 - 658
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 55
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
POLITICIAN
1338 - 1368
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 56
Pepin of Landen
NOBLEMAN
585 - 640
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 57
Adolphe Sax
INVENTOR
1814 - 1894
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 58
Simon Stevin
MATHEMATICIAN
1548 - 1620
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 59
Henry van de Velde
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1957
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 60
Yves Chauvin
CHEMIST
1930 - 2015
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 61
Marguerite Yourcenar
WRITER
1903 - 1987
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 62
Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2005
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 63
Dominique Pire
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1969
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 64
Isabella of Austria
COMPANION
1501 - 1526
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 65
Léon Degrelle
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1994
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 66
Among ARCHITECTS In Belgium
Among architects born in Belgium, Henry van de Velde ranks 2. Before him are Victor Horta (1861). After him are Auguste Perret (1874), Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1514), Lambert Lombard (1505), François de Cuvilliés (1695), Joseph Poelaert (1817), and Fernand de Montigny (1885).
Victor Horta
1861 - 1947
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 1
Henry van de Velde
1863 - 1957
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 2
Auguste Perret
1874 - 1954
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 3
Cornelis Floris de Vriendt
1514 - 1575
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 4
Lambert Lombard
1505 - 1566
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 5
François de Cuvilliés
1695 - 1768
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 6
Joseph Poelaert
1817 - 1879
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 7
Fernand de Montigny
1885 - 1974
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 8