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José Benito de Churriguera

1665 - 1725

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José Benito de Churriguera (21 March 1665, in Madrid – 2 March 1725, in Madrid) was a Spanish architect, sculptor and urbanist of the late-Baroque or Rococo style. He was born in Madrid to a Catalan cabinetmaker, gilder and altarpiece joiner, Josep Simó Xoriguera i Elies and to doña Maria de Ocaña, and studied under his father along with two of his brothers. His excessively decorated style, which can be described as an obsessively over-wrought horror vacui on any surface or facade, led to the adjective churrigueresque. He and his two brothers Joaquin de Churriguera (1674–1724) and Alberto (1676–1750) were recognized as the leading architects of their time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Benito de Churriguera is the 255th most popular architect (up from 328th in 2019), the 871st most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,149th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Spanish Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, José Benito de Churriguera ranks 255 out of 518. Before him are Giacomo Quarenghi, Giovanni Giocondo, Kevin A. Lynch, Glenn Murcutt, Hermann Muthesius, and François de Cuvilliés. After him are Elissa Aalto, Gio Ponti, Luciano Laurana, Yan Liben, Adolphe Appia, and Gae Aulenti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1665, José Benito de Churriguera ranks 5. Before him are Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Giuseppe Crespi, and Nicolaus Bruhns. After him are Adriaen Coorte, Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Giacomo F. Maraldi, Gottfried Arnold, and James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde. Among people deceased in 1725, José Benito de Churriguera ranks 5. Before him are Peter the Great, Alessandro Scarlatti, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, and Mahmud Hotak. After him are Arai Hakuseki, René de Froulay de Tessé, Jonathan Wild, Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz, and Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Benito de Churriguera ranks 871 out of 3,355. Before him are Raimon Panikkar (1918), Pablo Gargallo (1881), Gilbert Horal (1200), James II, Count of Urgell (1380), Cristóbal de Olid (1487), and Pedro de Toledo y Zúñiga (1484). After him are Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York (1355), Luis Ricardo Falero (1851), Muhammad VI of Granada (1332), Wifred II, Count of Barcelona (900), Jorge Guillén (1893), and Vicente Aranda (1926).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Spain

Among architects born in Spain, José Benito de Churriguera ranks 12. Before him are Juan de Herrera (1530), Alonzo Cano (1601), Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867), Muhammad V of Granada (1339), Josep Lluís Sert (1902), and Félix Candela (1910). After him are Josep Maria Jujol (1879), Juan Bautista de Toledo (1515), Juan de Villanueva (1739), Arturo Soria y Mata (1844), Juan Gómez de Mora (1586), and Enric Miralles (1955).

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