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Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine

1762 - 1853

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Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (pronounced [pjɛʁ frɑ̃swa leɔnaːʁ fɔ̃tɛn]; 20 September 1762 – 10 October 1853) was a French neoclassical architect, interior decorator, designer and artist. In addition to his important contributions to the architecture and interior design of his day, Pierre Fontaine was remarkable for his ability to not only prosper in his architectural career, but also to survive the numerous tumultuous regime changes – his architectural practice prospered for seven decades, from the Consulate to the reign of Napoleon III, almost without interruption. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine is the 302nd most popular architect (down from 273rd in 2019), the 3,290th most popular biography from France (down from 3,022nd in 2019) and the 37th most popular French Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine ranks 302 out of 518. Before him are Dominikus Zimmermann, Sophia Hayden, Augustin Ehrensvärd, Vlado Milunić, Lin Huiyin, and Konstantin Thon. After him are Trdat, Jakob Prandtauer, Heinrich von Ferstel, Joseph Poelaert, Friedrich Gilly, and Giovanni da Udine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1762, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine ranks 23. Before him are Jean-Étienne Championnet, Felice Pasquale Baciocchi, Jeremias Benjamin Richter, Herman Willem Daendels, Giovanni Aldini, and Jan Rustem. After him are Juan O'Donojú, Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland, Giuseppe Valadier, Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen, and Marcos Portugal. Among people deceased in 1853, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine ranks 36. Before him are Mathieu Orfila, Branko Radičević, George Onslow, Abigail Fillmore, Josef Ludwig von Armansperg, and Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. After him are Joaquin Murrieta, Louis Visconti, Augustin Saint-Hilaire, Auguste Laurent, Maria Quitéria, and Juan Álvarez Mendizábal.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine ranks 3,290 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Leray (1906), Patrick Demarchelier (1943), Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé (1599), François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers (1753), Joan, Countess of Toulouse (1220), and Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent (1778). After him are Jean-Antoine Chaptal (1756), Georges Vacher de Lapouge (1854), Mark Meadows (1959), Nicolas Gombert (1495), Maurice Larrouy (1872), and Jean Louis Marie Poiret (1755).

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Among ARCHITECTS In France

Among architects born in France, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine ranks 37. Before him are Henri Dupuy de Lôme (1816), Henri Labrouste (1801), Édouard André (1840), Tony Garnier (1869), Charles Percier (1764), and Salomon de Brosse (1571). After him are Libéral Bruant (1636), Dominique Perrault (1953), Victor Laloux (1850), Alberto Palacio (1856), Victor Baltard (1805), and Auguste de Montferrand (1786).

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