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Sven Markelius

1889 - 1972

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Sven Gottfrid Markelius (25 October 1889 – 24 February 1972) was a Swedish modernist architect. Markelius played an important role in the post-war urban planning of Stockholm, for example in the creation of the model suburbs of Vällingby (1950s) and Farsta (1960s). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sven Markelius is the 436th most popular architect, the 810th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 803rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swedish Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Sven Markelius ranks 436 out of 518. Before him are Massimiliano Fuksas, James of Saint George, Wivi Lönn, Josef Gočár, Friedrich Ludwig Persius, and Theodor Fischer. After him are Franco Albini, Elias Holl, Matvey Kazakov, Károly Kós, Jan Kotěra, and Carlos Raúl Villanueva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Sven Markelius ranks 231. Before him are Ted Wilde, Carl Folcker, Nezihe Muhiddin, Carl O. Sauer, Hugo Wieslander, and Francis Spellman. After him are Efrem Zimbalist, Nina Agadzhanova, Hjalmar Andersson, Matilde Hidalgo, Alberto Ohaco, and Anna Kéthly. Among people deceased in 1972, Sven Markelius ranks 199. Before him are Alexander Vampilov, Jamini Roy, Kenny Dorham, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, Edmund Wilson, and Louella Parsons. After him are Mitchell Leisen, Xie Fuzhi, Julian Steward, Yuri Linnik, Tevfik Rüştü Aras, and Américo Castro.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sven Markelius ranks 810 out of 1,879. Before him are Brita Borg (1926), Hugo Wieslander (1889), Gunnar Johansson (1924), Gerhard Louis De Geer (1854), August Malmström (1829), and Harald Edelstam (1913). After him are Birgit Cullberg (1908), Gunnar Lindström (1896), Rosa Taikon (1926), Carl Hårleman (1886), Quorthon (1966), and Sven Gustaf Wingqvist (1876).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Sweden

Among architects born in Sweden, Sven Markelius ranks 7. Before him are Gunnar Asplund (1885), Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654), William Chambers (1723), Augustin Ehrensvärd (1710), Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz (1716), and Ragnar Östberg (1866). After him are Ferdinand Boberg (1860).

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