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Robert Moses

1888 - 1981

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Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 – July 29, 1981) was an American urban planner and public official who worked in the New York metropolitan area during the early to mid-20th century. Moses is regarded as one of the most powerful and influential people in the history of New York City and New York state. The grand scale of his infrastructure projects and his philosophy of urban development influenced a generation of engineers, architects, and urban planners across the United States. Never elected to any public office, Moses held various positions throughout his more-than-40-year career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Moses is the 465th most popular architect (down from 444th in 2019), the 9,218th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,483rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Robert Moses ranks 465 out of 518. Before him are Cass Gilbert, Jan Kaplický, Kenneth Frampton, Nicholas Grimshaw, Nicholas Hawksmoor, and Guðjón Samúelsson. After him are Max Taut, Andrei Stackenschneider, James Wyatt, Ryue Nishizawa, William Adam, and Alfred Mosher Butts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Robert Moses ranks 237. Before him are Andreas Cervin, Bob Glendenning, Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Nils Dardel, Eduardo Santos, and Maurice Schilles. After him are Natalena Koroleva, Daniel Norling, Donduk Kuular, Alvah Meyer, Alfred Braun, and Grey Owl. Among people deceased in 1981, Robert Moses ranks 233. Before him are Stefanie Clausen, Bob Hite, Börje Tapper, Leopold Wohlrab, Alberto Winkler, and Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky. After him are Alberto Zozaya, Cecil McMaster, Paul Mattick, David Garnett, Dan Coe, and Roy Henkel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Moses ranks 9,220 out of 20,380. Before him are Amy Yasbeck (1962), DJ Yella (1967), John W. Snow (1939), Daniel Quinn (1935), Nathan Hale (1755), and Matthew McGrory (1973). After him are Mary L. Trump (1965), Ray Anthony (1922), Peter Jurasik (1950), Erykah Badu (1971), Bob Menendez (1954), and Bill Haywood (1869).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United States

Among architects born in United States, Robert Moses ranks 27. Before him are Charles Jencks (1939), Daniel Burnham (1846), Walter Burley Griffin (1876), John Hejduk (1929), Julia Morgan (1872), and Cass Gilbert (1859). After him are Alfred Mosher Butts (1899), Henry Hobson Richardson (1838), Richard Morris Hunt (1827), Robert A. M. Stern (1939), John Russell Pope (1874), and Maya Lin (1959).

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