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Theophil Hansen

1813 - 1891

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Baron Theophil Edvard von Hansen (German: [ˈteːofiːl fɔn ˈhanzn̩]; original Danish name: Theophilus Hansen, pronounced [tsʰe̝oˈfiːlus ˈhænˀsn̩]; 13 July 1813 – 17 February 1891) was a Danish architect who later became an Austrian citizen. He became particularly well known for his buildings and structures in Athens and Vienna, and is considered an outstanding representative of Neoclassicism and Historicism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theophil Hansen is the 109th most popular architect (up from 116th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Denmark (down from 125th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Theophil Hansen ranks 109 out of 518. Before him are Filarete, Toyo Ito, Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Lúcio Costa, Hemiunu, and Baldassare Longhena. After him are Pierre Lescot, Leo von Klenze, Eileen Gray, Ricardo Bofill, George Gilbert Scott, and Rafael Moneo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1813, Theophil Hansen ranks 16. Before him are Georg Büchner, Baron Alexander von Bach, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters, Henry Bessemer, and Harriet Jacobs. After him are James Dwight Dana, Thomas Andrews, Princess Marie of Orléans, Louis Lucien Bonaparte, Alexander Dargomyzhsky, and Auguste Maquet. Among people deceased in 1891, Theophil Hansen ranks 30. Before him are Albert Pike, Jan Neruda, Édouard Lucas, Georges Ernest Boulanger, N. R. Pogson, and Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia. After him are Joseph Petzval, Ernest Meissonier, William Tecumseh Sherman, Princess Cecilie of Baden, Johan Jongkind, and Louis Lucien Bonaparte.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Theophil Hansen ranks 141 out of 1,032. Before him are Martin Andersen Nexø (1869), Jussi Adler-Olsen (1950), Giancarlo Esposito (1958), Richard Møller Nielsen (1937), Piet Hein (1905), and Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891). After him are Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783), Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776), Wilhelm Johannsen (1857), Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg (1485), Lars Ulrich (1963), and Connie Nielsen (1965).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Denmark

Among architects born in Denmark, Theophil Hansen ranks 3. Before him are Jørn Utzon (1918), and Arne Jacobsen (1902). After him are Verner Panton (1926), Jan Gehl (1936), Christian Frederik Hansen (1756), Henning Larsen (1925), Johan Otto von Spreckelsen (1929), Kaare Klint (1888), and Bjarke Ingels (1974).

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