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Jan Gehl

1936 - Today

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Jan Gehl Hon. FAIA (born 17 September 1936, Copenhagen) is a Danish architect and urban design consultant based in Copenhagen whose career has focused on improving the quality of urban life by re-orienting city design towards the pedestrian and cyclist. He is a founding partner of Gehl Architects. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Gehl is the 199th most popular architect (down from 176th in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 193rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Jan Gehl ranks 199 out of 518. Before him are Alexander Tamanian, Nora Stanton Barney, Luigi Vanvitelli, John Nash, Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, and Jacques Lemercier. After him are Quatremère de Quincy, Matthias of Arras, Antonio da Sangallo the Elder, Ernst Neufert, Mart Stam, and Lev Rudnev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Jan Gehl ranks 161. Before him are Ennio Antonelli, Zeynab Khanlarova, Volodymyr Holubnychy, André Kolingba, Jacques Charrier, and Tuncel Kurtiz. After him are Siw Malmkvist, Eugenio Barba, Philippe Sollers, Shirley Knight, Adem Demaçi, and Frederic Forrest.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Jan Gehl ranks 214 out of 1,032. Before him are Hastein (810), Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine (1520), Marie Krøyer (1867), Princess Juliane Sophie of Denmark (1788), Otto Friedrich Müller (1730), and Princess Louise of Denmark (1750). After him are Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark (1747), Christen C. Raunkiær (1860), Per Nørgård (1932), Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969), Prince Axel of Denmark (1888), and Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1829).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Denmark

Among architects born in Denmark, Jan Gehl ranks 5. Before him are Jørn Utzon (1918), Arne Jacobsen (1902), Theophil Hansen (1813), and Verner Panton (1926). After him are Christian Frederik Hansen (1756), Henning Larsen (1925), Johan Otto von Spreckelsen (1929), Kaare Klint (1888), and Bjarke Ingels (1974).

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