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Joseph Poelaert

1817 - 1879

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Joseph Poelaert (21 March 1817 – 3 November 1879) was a Belgian architect. He was entrusted with important projects in Brussels, such as Saint Catherine's Church, the Church of Our Lady of Laeken, the Congress Column, the Royal Theatre of la Monnaie and above all, the Palace of Justice. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Poelaert is the 306th most popular architect (up from 310th in 2019), the 455th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 464th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Belgian Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Joseph Poelaert ranks 306 out of 518. Before her are Lin Huiyin, Konstantin Thon, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine, Trdat, Jakob Prandtauer, and Heinrich von Ferstel. After her are Friedrich Gilly, Giovanni da Udine, Ernst Ziller, Ernst May, Sándor Tarics, and Anca Petrescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1817, Joseph Poelaert ranks 48. Before her are Branwell Brontë, George Frederic Watts, Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély, Wilhelm Griesinger, Georg Herwegh, and Heinrich Graetz. After her are Debendranath Tagore, Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, Adolphe Alphand, Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher, Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten, and Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès. Among people deceased in 1879, Joseph Poelaert ranks 33. Before her are Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, Karl Koch, Paul Gervais, Baldomero Espartero, William Kingdon Clifford, and Anthony Panizzi. After her are Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Jakob Dubs, Jean Baptiste Boisduval, Michel Chevalier, Begum Hazrat Mahal, and Johann von Lamont.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Joseph Poelaert ranks 455 out of 1,190. Before her are Radja Nainggolan (1988), Camille Jenatzy (1868), Théo Lefèvre (1914), Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925), Edouard Van Beneden (1846), and Alof de Wignacourt (1547). After her are Jean Servais (1910), George Minne (1866), Adriaen Isenbrandt (1490), Eugène Boch (1855), Sandra Kim (1972), and Sophie Wilmès (1975).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Belgium

Among architects born in Belgium, Joseph Poelaert ranks 7. Before her are Victor Horta (1861), Henry van de Velde (1863), Auguste Perret (1874), Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1514), Lambert Lombard (1505), and François de Cuvilliés (1695). After her are Fernand de Montigny (1885).

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