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Pierre Cuypers

1827 - 1921

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Petrus Josephus Hubertus "Pierre" Cuypers (16 May 1827 – 3 March 1921) was a Dutch architect. His name is most frequently associated with the Amsterdam Central Station (1881–1889) and the Rijksmuseum (1876–1885), both in Amsterdam. More representative for his oeuvre, however, are numerous churches, of which he designed more than 100. Moreover, he restored many monuments. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Cuypers is the 295th most popular architect (down from 283rd in 2019), the 484th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 490th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Dutch Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Pierre Cuypers ranks 295 out of 518. Before him are Steven Holl, Friedrich von Gärtner, Mauro Codussi, Boris Iofan, Thom Mayne, and Sedefkar Mehmed Agha. After him are Dominikus Zimmermann, Sophia Hayden, Augustin Ehrensvärd, Vlado Milunić, Lin Huiyin, and Konstantin Thon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1827, Pierre Cuypers ranks 44. Before him are Henri Ernest Baillon, Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Kusumoto Ine, Karl Maximovich, Anthimus VII of Constantinople, and Amédée Courbet. After him are Pierre Tirard, Charles Wolf, Goffredo Mameli, Heinrich Karl Brugsch, Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Jacques-Louis Soret. Among people deceased in 1921, Pierre Cuypers ranks 69. Before him are Christina Nilsson, Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Sherburne Wesley Burnham, Subramania Bharati, Fyodor Sergeyev, and Agenor Maria Gołuchowski. After him are José Miguel Gómez, Andrea Carlo Ferrari, August Nilsson, Franz Defregger, Francisco Pradilla Ortiz, and François Hennebique.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Pierre Cuypers ranks 484 out of 1,646. Before him are Claes Jansz. Visscher (1587), Carel Godin de Beaufort (1934), Hennie Kuiper (1949), Maarten Schmidt (1929), Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (1710), and Willem Drost (1633). After him are Junkie XL (1967), Willem de Vlamingh (1640), Wiel Coerver (1924), Gerard Reve (1923), Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (1856), and Hendrik C. van de Hulst (1918).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Netherlands

Among architects born in Netherlands, Pierre Cuypers ranks 10. Before him are Jacobus Oud (1890), Mart Stam (1899), Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856), Aldo van Eyck (1918), Pieter Post (1608), and Salomon de Bray (1597). After him are Willem Marinus Dudok (1884), Tylman van Gameren (1632), Jaap Bakema (1914), Jan Wils (1891), and Michel de Klerk (1884).

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