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Leo von Klenze

1784 - 1864

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Leo von Klenze (born Franz Karl Leopold von Klenze; 29 February 1784 – 26 January 1864) was a German architect and painter. He was the court architect of Ludwig I of Bavaria. Von Klenze was a devotee of Neoclassicism and one of the most prominent representatives of Greek revival style. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo von Klenze is the 111th most popular architect (up from 121st in 2019), the 1,228th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,227th in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Architect.

Leo von Klenze was a German architect who is most famous for designing the Glyptothek in Munich, which is a museum of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures.

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Among architects, Leo von Klenze ranks 111 out of 518. Before him are Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Lúcio Costa, Hemiunu, Baldassare Longhena, Theophil Hansen, and Pierre Lescot. After him are Eileen Gray, Ricardo Bofill, George Gilbert Scott, Rafael Moneo, Auguste Perret, and Carl Gotthard Langhans.

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Among people born in 1784, Leo von Klenze ranks 15. Before him are Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, Rafael del Riego, Leigh Hunt, and Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel. After him are François Rude, Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest, Peter von Cornelius, and Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Among people deceased in 1864, Leo von Klenze ranks 15. Before him are Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Princess Charlotte of Denmark, Hong Xiuquan, J. E. B. Stuart, William I of Württemberg, and Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria. After him are Nana Asmaʼu, Jean-Jacques Ampère, Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois, Konstanty Kalinowski, David Sassoon, and Juan José Flores.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Leo von Klenze ranks 1,228 out of 7,253. Before him are Christian Wirth (1885), Ivan Rebroff (1931), Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen (1763), Sigmar Polke (1941), Ludwig Guttmann (1899), and Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1732). After him are Robert Aumann (1930), Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden (1755), Christiane F. (1962), Lucian Freud (1922), Marie of Prussia (1825), and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Germany

Among architects born in Germany, Leo von Klenze ranks 11. Before him are Peter Behrens (1868), Arno Breker (1900), Albert Speer (1934), Peter Parler (1330), Frei Otto (1925), and Gottfried Semper (1803). After him are Hans Scharoun (1893), Ludwig Borchardt (1863), Gottfried Böhm (1920), Paul Troost (1878), Carl Ludvig Engel (1778), and Lilly Reich (1885).

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