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Jacques-Germain Soufflot

1713 - 1780

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Jacques-Germain Soufflot (French pronunciation: [ʒak ʒɛʁmɛ̃ suflo], 22 July 1713 – 29 August 1780) was a French architect in the international circle that introduced neoclassicism. His most famous work is the Panthéon in Paris, built from 1755 onwards, originally as a church dedicated to Saint Genevieve. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques-Germain Soufflot is the 154th most popular architect (down from 123rd in 2019), the 1,881st most popular biography from France (down from 1,456th in 2019) and the 21st most popular French Architect.

Jacques-Germain Soufflot is most famous for designing the church of the parish of Saint-Etienne-du-Mont in Paris.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Jacques-Germain Soufflot ranks 154 out of 518Before him are Jacques-François Blondel, Hans Vredeman de Vries, Étienne-Louis Boullée, Gottfried Böhm, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, and Mikhail Eisenstein. After him are Lina Bo Bardi, Alonzo Cano, Carlo Fontana, Paul Troost, Charlotte Perriand, and Eero Saarinen.

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Among people born in 1713, Jacques-Germain Soufflot ranks 10Before him are Alexis Clairaut, Laurence Sterne, Princess Caroline of Great Britain, Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Junípero Serra, and John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. After him are Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Johann Ludwig Krebs, Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, John Needham, Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, and Guillaume Thomas François Raynal. Among people deceased in 1780, Jacques-Germain Soufflot ranks 10Before him are Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Kristijonas Donelaitis, and Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen. After him are Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Hiraga Gennai, Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Victor Amadeus II, Prince of Carignano, Johann Ludwig Krebs, and William Blackstone.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques-Germain Soufflot ranks 1,881 out of 6,770Before him are Robert Brasillach (1909), Jules Breton (1827), Pierre-Jules Hetzel (1814), Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud (1753), Lucas (null), and Jacques Ellul (1912). After him are Jean Dujardin (1972), Guibert of Nogent (1055), Jean-Baptiste Carrier (1756), Jacques Amyot (1513), Youri Djorkaeff (1968), and Oronce Finé (1494).

Among ARCHITECTS In France

Among architects born in France, Jacques-Germain Soufflot ranks 21Before him are Lúcio Costa (1902), Pierre Lescot (1515), Philibert de l'Orme (1514), Paul Abadie (1812), Jacques-François Blondel (1705), and Étienne-Louis Boullée (1728). After him are Charlotte Perriand (1903), Jean Chalgrin (1739), Paul Andreu (1938), Jacques Lemercier (1585), Quatremère de Quincy (1755), and Matthias of Arras (1290).