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Peter Parler

1330 - 1399

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Peter Parler (German: Peter von Gemünd, Czech: Petr Parléř, Latin: Petrus de Gemunden in Suevia; 1333 – 13 July 1399) was a German-Bohemian architect and sculptor from the Parler family of master builders. Along with his father, Heinrich Parler, he is one of the most prominent and influential craftsmen of the Middle Ages. Born and apprenticed in the town of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Peter worked at several important late Medieval building sites, including Strasbourg, Cologne, and Nuremberg. After 1356 he lived in Prague, capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and seat of the Holy Roman Empire, where he created his most famous works: St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Parler is the 77th most popular architect (up from 78th in 2019), the 797th most popular biography from Germany (down from 733rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Architect.

Peter Parler is most famous for his work on the Cathedral of St. Vitus in Prague.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Peter Parler ranks 77 out of 518. Before him are Mario Botta, Ustad Ahmad Lahori, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Guarino Guarini, Charles Garnier, and Albert Speer. After him are Sebastiano Serlio, Claude Perrault, Vincenzo Scamozzi, Erich Mendelsohn, Philip Johnson, and Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli.

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Among people born in 1330, Peter Parler ranks 4. Before him are Edward the Black Prince, Nicolas Flamel, and Luo Guanzhong. After him are Gongmin of Goryeo, Louis II, Count of Flanders, Robert III of Scotland, William I, Duke of Bavaria, Altichiero, Francesc Eiximenis, Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio, and Radu I of Wallachia. Among people deceased in 1399, Peter Parler ranks 3. Before him are John of Gaunt, and Jadwiga of Poland. After him are Barquq, John IV, Duke of Brittany, Helen of Bosnia, John Spata, Temür Qutlugh, and Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Peter Parler ranks 797 out of 7,253. Before him are Albert Speer (1934), Anthony of Saxony (1755), Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (1573), Johann Joachim Quantz (1697), Otto Ohlendorf (1907), and Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828). After him are Albert Göring (1895), Andreas Baader (1943), Jürgen Prochnow (1941), Johann Joachim Becher (1635), Georg Ernst Stahl (1659), and Wilhelm Cuno (1876).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Germany

Among architects born in Germany, Peter Parler ranks 8. Before him are Albert Speer (1905), Walter Gropius (1883), Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781), Peter Behrens (1868), Arno Breker (1900), and Albert Speer (1934). After him are Frei Otto (1925), Gottfried Semper (1803), Leo von Klenze (1784), Hans Scharoun (1893), Ludwig Borchardt (1863), and Gottfried Böhm (1920).

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