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Johan Otto von Spreckelsen

1929 - 1987

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Johan Otto von Spreckelsen (4 May 1929 – 16 March 1987) was a Danish architect, best known for designing the Grande Arche of La Défense in Puteaux, near Paris. He directed the creation of several modern churches in Denmark. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Otto von Spreckelsen is the 358th most popular architect (down from 337th in 2019), the 409th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 361st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Danish Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Johan Otto von Spreckelsen ranks 358 out of 518. Before him are Antonio Rinaldi, Albert Kahn, Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, Tylman van Gameren, Yvonne Farrell, and Max Berg. After him are Jan Santini Aichel, Justus Dahinden, Moisei Ginzburg, Thomas Telford, Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, and Ralph Erskine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Johan Otto von Spreckelsen ranks 302. Before him are Haruo Nakajima, Don Murray, Hubert Dreyfus, Lúcio Lara, Jean Pickering, and Henry E. Holt. After him are József Tóth, Bob Hawke, Karl-Erik Palmér, Rolan Bykov, Slavko Avsenik, and Paul England. Among people deceased in 1987, Johan Otto von Spreckelsen ranks 148. Before him are Gustav Knuth, M. G. Ramachandran, Antonio Sastre, Arne Borg, Richard Marquand, and Woody Herman. After him are Oscar Casanovas, Joseph Höffner, Giovanni Arpino, Madeleine Carroll, Conny Plank, and Paul Janes.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Johan Otto von Spreckelsen ranks 409 out of 1,032. Before him are Hans Ørberg (1920), Johnny Hansen (1943), Thomas Kingo (1634), Simon Kjær (1989), Wilhelm Bendz (1804), and Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen (1826). After him are Agner Krarup Erlang (1878), Christian Albrecht Bluhme (1794), Gøsta Esping-Andersen (1947), Ellen Osiier (1890), Karl Aage Præst (1922), and Harald Hansen (1884).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Denmark

Among architects born in Denmark, Johan Otto von Spreckelsen ranks 8. Before him are Arne Jacobsen (1902), Theophil Hansen (1813), Verner Panton (1926), Jan Gehl (1936), Christian Frederik Hansen (1756), and Henning Larsen (1925). After him are Kaare Klint (1888), and Bjarke Ingels (1974).

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