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Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt

1668 - 1745

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Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (14 November 1668 – 16 November 1745) was an Austrian baroque architect and military engineer who designed stately buildings and churches and whose work had a profound influence on the architecture of the Habsburg Empire in the eighteenth century. After studying in Rome under Carlo Fontana, he constructed fortresses for Prince Eugene of Savoy during his Italian campaigns, becoming his favorite architect. In 1700 he became court engineer in Vienna, and in 1711 was named head of the court department of building. He became court architect in 1723. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt is the 88th most popular architect, the 1,079th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,025th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Italian Architect.

Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt is most famous for his work as a painter.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt ranks 88 out of 518. Before him are Philip Johnson, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Robert Venturi, Giuliano da Sangallo, Louis Kahn, and Richard Rogers. After him are Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Daniel Libeskind, Senenmut, Frei Otto, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, and Hector Guimard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1668, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt ranks 6. Before him are François Couperin, Giambattista Vico, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Herman Boerhaave, and Alain-René Lesage. After him are Francesco Gasparini, John George IV, Elector of Saxony, Sultan Husayn, Louis, Prince of Condé, Apostolo Zeno, and Petr Brandl. Among people deceased in 1745, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt ranks 5. Before him are Jonathan Swift, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Robert Walpole, and Jan Dismas Zelenka. After him are Ibrahim Muteferrika, Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Antoine Forqueray, Jean-Baptiste van Loo, François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, and Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt ranks 1,079 out of 5,161. Before him are Fulvia (-77), Lucius Julius Caesar (-135), Aloysius Lilius (1510), Gino Bartali (1914), Gabriele Falloppio (1523), and Sextus Pompey (-67). After him are Carlo Crivelli (1430), Angelo Secchi (1818), Guy III of Spoleto (900), Gelon (-600), Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (1638), and Scipione Borghese (1577).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Italy

Among architects born in Italy, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt ranks 17. Before him are Michelozzo (1396), Guarino Guarini (1624), Sebastiano Serlio (1475), Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548), Giuliano da Sangallo (1445), and Richard Rogers (1933). After him are Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1484), Bartolomeo Ammannati (1511), Filarete (1400), Baldassare Longhena (1596), Filippo Juvarra (1678), and Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439).

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