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Adolphe Appia
1862 - 1928
Adolphe Appia
Adolphe Appia (1 September 1862 – 29 February 1928) was a Swiss architect and theorist of stage lighting and décor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adolphe Appia has received more than 128,727 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Adolphe Appia is the 206th most popular architect (down from 190th in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 190th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Swiss Architect.
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130k
Page Views (PV)
55.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
7.96
Effective Languages (L*)
1.53
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Adolphe Appia ranks 206 out of 518. Before him are Henri Labrouste, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, Lilly Reich, Elissa Aalto, Christian de Portzamparc, and Alexander Tamanian. After him are Jacques Lemercier, Nicholas Negroponte, Friedrich von Gärtner, Josep Lluís Sert, Ferdinand Fellner, and Kevin Roche.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenri Labrouste
1801 - 1875
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 200
Nicodemus Tessin the Younger
1654 - 1728
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 201
Lilly Reich
1885 - 1947
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 202
Elissa Aalto
1922 - 1994
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 203
Christian de Portzamparc
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 204
Alexander Tamanian
1878 - 1936
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 205
Adolphe Appia
1862 - 1928
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 206
Jacques Lemercier
1585 - 1654
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 207
Nicholas Negroponte
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 208
Friedrich von Gärtner
1791 - 1847
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 209
Josep Lluís Sert
1902 - 1983
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 210
Ferdinand Fellner
1847 - 1916
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 211
Kevin Roche
1922 - 2019
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 212
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1862, Adolphe Appia ranks 59. Before him are Nitobe Inazō, Arvid Lindman, Frederick Delius, Nicholas Murray Butler, Eugen Ehrlich, and Edvard Westermarck. After him are Léon Boëllmann, Sergei Nilus, Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, Louis Botha, Paul Adam, and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria. Among people deceased in 1928, Adolphe Appia ranks 46. Before him are Alvin Kraenzlein, Edward Walter Maunder, Hannah Chaplin, Léon Duguit, José Sánchez del Río, and Eglantyne Jebb. After him are Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, Otto Nordenskjöld, Mauritz Stiller, Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Francis Preserved Leavenworth, and Medardo Rosso.
Others Born in 1862
Go to all RankingsNitobe Inazō
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1933
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 53
Arvid Lindman
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1936
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 54
Frederick Delius
COMPOSER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 55
Nicholas Murray Butler
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1947
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 56
Eugen Ehrlich
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1922
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 57
Edvard Westermarck
PHILOSOPHER
1862 - 1939
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 58
Adolphe Appia
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1928
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 59
Léon Boëllmann
COMPOSER
1862 - 1897
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 60
Sergei Nilus
WRITER
1862 - 1929
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 61
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1933
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 62
Louis Botha
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1919
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 63
Paul Adam
WRITER
1862 - 1920
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 64
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1933
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 65
Others Deceased in 1928
Go to all RankingsAlvin Kraenzlein
ATHLETE
1876 - 1928
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 40
Edward Walter Maunder
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1928
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 41
Hannah Chaplin
ACTOR
1865 - 1928
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 42
Léon Duguit
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1928
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 43
José Sánchez del Río
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1913 - 1928
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 44
Eglantyne Jebb
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1876 - 1928
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 45
Adolphe Appia
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1928
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 46
Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1928
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 47
Otto Nordenskjöld
GEOGRAPHER
1869 - 1928
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 48
Mauritz Stiller
FILM DIRECTOR
1883 - 1928
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 49
Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1928
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 50
Francis Preserved Leavenworth
ASTRONOMER
1858 - 1928
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 51
Medardo Rosso
SCULPTOR
1858 - 1928
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 52
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Adolphe Appia ranks 218 out of 1,015. Before him are Wiborada (900), Nicolas Théodore de Saussure (1767), Alain Berset (1972), Meyer Guggenheim (1828), Rudolf II, Count of Habsburg (1168), and Françoise-Louise de Warens (1699). After him are Umberto Agnelli (1934), Robert Miles (1969), Denis de Rougemont (1906), George de Mestral (1907), Pascal Couchepin (1942), and Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac (1817).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsWiborada
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 926
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 212
Nicolas Théodore de Saussure
CHEMIST
1767 - 1845
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 213
Alain Berset
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 214
Meyer Guggenheim
BUSINESSPERSON
1828 - 1905
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 215
Rudolf II, Count of Habsburg
NOBLEMAN
1168 - 1232
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 216
Françoise-Louise de Warens
NOBLEMAN
1699 - 1762
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 217
Adolphe Appia
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1928
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 218
Umberto Agnelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 2004
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 219
Robert Miles
MUSICIAN
1969 - 2017
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 220
Denis de Rougemont
PHILOSOPHER
1906 - 1985
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 221
George de Mestral
INVENTOR
1907 - 1990
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 222
Pascal Couchepin
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 223
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
CHEMIST
1817 - 1894
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 224
Among ARCHITECTS In Switzerland
Among architects born in Switzerland, Adolphe Appia ranks 12. Before him are Mario Botta (1943), Hannes Meyer (1889), Max Bill (1908), Bernard Tschumi (1944), Pietro Lombardo (1435), and Carlo Fontana (1638). After him are Pierre Jeanneret (1896), Domenico Trezzini (1670), Justus Dahinden (1925), Aurelio Galfetti (1936), and James of Saint George (1230).
Mario Botta
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 6
Hannes Meyer
1889 - 1954
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 7
Max Bill
1908 - 1994
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 8
Bernard Tschumi
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 9
Pietro Lombardo
1435 - 1515
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 10
Carlo Fontana
1638 - 1714
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 11
Adolphe Appia
1862 - 1928
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 12
Pierre Jeanneret
1896 - 1967
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 13
Domenico Trezzini
1670 - 1734
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 14
Justus Dahinden
1925 - 2020
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 15
Aurelio Galfetti
1936 - 2021
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 16
James of Saint George
1230 - 1309
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 17