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Pierre Lescot

1515 - 1578

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Pierre Lescot (c. 1515 – 10 September 1578) was a French architect of the French Renaissance period. He is known for designing the Fontaine des Innocents and the Lescot wing of the Louvre in Paris. Lescot contributed to the incorporation of classical architectural elements into French architecture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Lescot is the 110th most popular architect (down from 69th in 2019), the 1,357th most popular biography from France (down from 846th in 2019) and the 16th most popular French Architect.

Pierre Lescot was a French architect who is most famous for designing the Louvre, which was built in 1546.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Pierre Lescot ranks 110 out of 518. Before him are Toyo Ito, Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Lúcio Costa, Hemiunu, Baldassare Longhena, and Theophil Hansen. After him are Leo von Klenze, Eileen Gray, Ricardo Bofill, George Gilbert Scott, Rafael Moneo, and Auguste Perret.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1515, Pierre Lescot ranks 10. Before him are Anne of Cleves, Lucas Cranach the Younger, Injong of Joseon, Mary of Guise, Margaret Douglas, and Cipriano de Rore. After him are Sebastian Castellio, Petrus Ramus, Piali Pasha, Felix of Cantalice, Johann Weyer, and Frederick III, Elector Palatine. Among people deceased in 1578, Pierre Lescot ranks 10. Before him are Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Uesugi Kenshin, Margaret Douglas, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, and Sebastiano Venier. After him are Giovanni Battista Moroni, Giulio Clovio, Piali Pasha, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Marie Elisabeth of France, and Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Lescot ranks 1,357 out of 6,770. Before him are Monique Wittig (1935), Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1580), Jane Avril (1868), Pierre Louis Dulong (1785), Félix Savart (1791), and Maine de Biran (1766). After him are Maurice Duverger (1917), Marie Laurencin (1883), Constance of Arles (974), Pierre Brice (1929), Karim Benzema (1987), and Hubert Robert (1733).

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Among ARCHITECTS In France

Among architects born in France, Pierre Lescot ranks 16. Before him are Claude Perrault (1613), Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1700), Hector Guimard (1867), Claude Nicolas Ledoux (1736), Ange-Jacques Gabriel (1698), and Lúcio Costa (1902). After him are Philibert de l'Orme (1514), Paul Abadie (1812), Jacques-François Blondel (1705), Étienne-Louis Boullée (1728), Jacques-Germain Soufflot (1713), and Charlotte Perriand (1903).

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