ARCHITECT

Jan Wils

1891 - 1972

Photo of Jan Wils

Icon of person Jan Wils

Jan Wils (Alkmaar, 22 February 1891 – Voorburg, 11 February 1972) was a Dutch architect known for his design of the Olympic Stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Wils joined Johan Mutters's office in The Hague in 1914 but left two years later to start his own firm. Wils was one of the founding members of the De Stijl movement, which also included artists as Piet Mondrian, Theo van Doesburg and Gerrit Rietveld. His work evolved into the style of the New Hague School. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Wils is the 414th most popular architect (down from 377th in 2019), the 726th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 671st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Dutch Architect.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Jan Wils by language

Loading...

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Jan Wils ranks 414 out of 518. Before him are Paolo Soleri, Wilhelm Kreis, Aurelio Galfetti, Léon Krier, Ragnar Östberg, and Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington. After him are Dankmar Adler, Edward Blore, Michel de Klerk, Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, Andrey Voronikhin, and Kaare Klint.

Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Jan Wils ranks 222. Before him are Yvette Andréyor, Isak Abrahamsen, René Barbier, Audrey Munson, Arthur Bliss, and Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska. After him are Fritz Rasp, Tullio Bozza, Sidney Howard, Camille Mandrillon, Charley Toorop, and Birbal Sahni. Among people deceased in 1972, Jan Wils ranks 184. Before him are Isak Abrahamsen, Saul Alinsky, Alexander Bek, Havergal Brian, Andrea Andreen, and Jan Diddens. After him are Rainer von Fieandt, Charles Mayer, He Xiangning, Aharon Katzir, Armandinho, and Arthur Russell.

Others Born in 1891

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1972

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Wils ranks 726 out of 1,646. Before him are Tini Wagner (1919), Harm Ottenbros (1943), Peter Aerts (1970), Hendrik Voogd (1768), Mieke Bal (1946), and Fred Rutten (1962). After him are John Bosman (1965), Jasper Cillessen (1989), Hendrik Timmer (1904), Pieter de Grebber (1600), Marleen Gorris (1948), and Anna Enquist (1945).

Others born in Netherlands

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ARCHITECTS In Netherlands

Among architects born in Netherlands, Jan Wils ranks 14. Before him are Pieter Post (1608), Salomon de Bray (1597), Pierre Cuypers (1827), Willem Marinus Dudok (1884), Tylman van Gameren (1632), and Jaap Bakema (1914). After him are Michel de Klerk (1884).

Dutch born Architects

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous