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Pier Luigi Nervi
1891 - 1979

Pier Luigi Nervi
Pier Luigi Nervi (21 June 1891 – 9 January 1979) was an Italian engineer and architect. He studied at the University of Bologna graduating in 1913. Nervi taught as a professor of engineering at Rome University from 1946 to 1961 and was known worldwide as a structural engineer and architect and for his innovative use of reinforced concrete, especially with numerous notable thin shell structures worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pier Luigi Nervi is the 133rd most popular architect (up from 145th in 2019), the 1,572nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,633rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Italian Architect.
Pier Luigi Nervi was a twentieth-century Italian engineer and architect. He is most famous for his work in reinforced concrete, which he used to construct many buildings and bridges.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Pier Luigi Nervi ranks 133 out of 518. Before him are Francesco di Giorgio Martini, James Stirling, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Sverre Fehn, Gunnar Asplund, and Aino Aalto. After him are Philibert de l'Orme, Juan de Herrera, Carlo Scarpa, Max Bill, Hans Scharoun, and William Le Baron Jenney.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrancesco di Giorgio Martini
1439 - 1502
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 127
James Stirling
1926 - 1992
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 128
Paulo Mendes da Rocha
1928 - 2021
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 129
Sverre Fehn
1924 - 2009
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 130
Gunnar Asplund
1885 - 1940
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 131
Aino Aalto
1894 - 1949
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 132
Pier Luigi Nervi
1891 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 133
Philibert de l'Orme
1514 - 1570
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 134
Juan de Herrera
1530 - 1593
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 135
Carlo Scarpa
1906 - 1978
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 136
Max Bill
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 137
Hans Scharoun
1893 - 1972
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 138
William Le Baron Jenney
1832 - 1907
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 139
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Pier Luigi Nervi ranks 50. Before him are Grant Wood, Yevhen Konovalets, Bronislava Nijinska, Michael Polanyi, Alexander Wienerberger, and Cole Porter. After him are Anton Dostler, Hu Shih, Kurt von Tippelskirch, Jacques Lipchitz, John Heartfield, and Takijirō Ōnishi. Among people deceased in 1979, Pier Luigi Nervi ranks 57. Before him are Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, Louis Durey, Conrad Hilton, Richard Rodgers, Charles W. Morris, and Walther Gerlach. After him are Michael Wilding, Rudi Dutschke, Heinz Reinefarth, Nicos Poulantzas, Nereo Rocco, and Konstantin Simonov.
Others Born in 1891
Go to all RankingsGrant Wood
PAINTER
1891 - 1942
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 44
Yevhen Konovalets
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1938
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 45
Bronislava Nijinska
DANCER
1891 - 1972
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 46
Michael Polanyi
CHEMIST
1891 - 1976
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 47
Alexander Wienerberger
ENGINEER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 48
Cole Porter
COMPOSER
1891 - 1964
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 49
Pier Luigi Nervi
ARCHITECT
1891 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 50
Anton Dostler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 51
Hu Shih
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1962
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 52
Kurt von Tippelskirch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1957
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 53
Jacques Lipchitz
PAINTER
1891 - 1973
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 54
John Heartfield
ARTIST
1891 - 1968
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 55
Takijirō Ōnishi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 56
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsKarl Wilhelm Reinmuth
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1979
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 51
Louis Durey
COMPOSER
1888 - 1979
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 52
Conrad Hilton
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 53
Richard Rodgers
COMPOSER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 54
Charles W. Morris
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 55
Walther Gerlach
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 56
Pier Luigi Nervi
ARCHITECT
1891 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 57
Michael Wilding
ACTOR
1912 - 1979
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 58
Rudi Dutschke
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1940 - 1979
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 59
Heinz Reinefarth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 60
Nicos Poulantzas
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - 1979
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 61
Nereo Rocco
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 62
Konstantin Simonov
WRITER
1915 - 1979
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 63
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Pier Luigi Nervi ranks 1,572 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Maria Piave (1810), Cecilia Gallerani (1473), Amy Adams (1974), Giovanni Lajolo (1935), Julian Cesarini (1398), and Arsenius the Great (354). After him are Gian Maria Visconti (1388), Licio Gelli (1919), Mondino de Luzzi (1275), Matthias Gallas (1584), Sebastiano Ricci (1659), and Alberto Zaccheroni (1953).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsFrancesco Maria Piave
WRITER
1810 - 1876
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 1,566
Cecilia Gallerani
CELEBRITY
1473 - 1536
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 1,567
Amy Adams
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,568
Giovanni Lajolo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,569
Julian Cesarini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1398 - 1444
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,570
Arsenius the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
354 - 449
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 1,571
Pier Luigi Nervi
ARCHITECT
1891 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 1,572
Gian Maria Visconti
POLITICIAN
1388 - 1412
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 1,573
Licio Gelli
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2015
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 1,574
Mondino de Luzzi
PHYSICIAN
1275 - 1326
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 1,575
Matthias Gallas
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1647
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 1,576
Sebastiano Ricci
PAINTER
1659 - 1734
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 1,577
Alberto Zaccheroni
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 1,578
Among ARCHITECTS In Italy
Among architects born in Italy, Pier Luigi Nervi ranks 24. Before 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). After him are Carlo Scarpa (1906), Antonio Sant'Elia (1888), Lina Bo Bardi (1914), Carlo Rainaldi (1611), Michele Sanmicheli (1484), and Luigi Vanvitelli (1700).
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger
1484 - 1546
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 18
Bartolomeo Ammannati
1511 - 1592
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 19
Filarete
1400 - 1469
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 20
Baldassare Longhena
1596 - 1682
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 21
Filippo Juvarra
1678 - 1736
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 22
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
1439 - 1502
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 23
Pier Luigi Nervi
1891 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 24
Carlo Scarpa
1906 - 1978
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 25
Antonio Sant'Elia
1888 - 1916
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 26
Lina Bo Bardi
1914 - 1992
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 27
Carlo Rainaldi
1611 - 1691
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 28
Michele Sanmicheli
1484 - 1559
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 29
Luigi Vanvitelli
1700 - 1773
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 30