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Aristide Cavaillé-Coll

1811 - 1899

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Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (French: [aʁistid kavaje kɔl]; 4 February 1811 – 13 October 1899) was a French organ builder. He has the reputation of being the most distinguished organ builder of the 19th century. He pioneered innovations in the art and science of organ building that permeated the profession and influenced the course of organ building, composing and improvising through the early 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll has received more than 144,814 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Aristide Cavaillé-Coll is the 29th most popular designer (up from 33rd in 2019), the 1,711th most popular biography from France (down from 1,653rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Aristide Cavaillé-Coll ranks 29 out of 104Before him are Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Philippe Starck, Battista Farina, Manolo Blahnik, Raymond Loewy, and Iris Apfel. After him are Pierre Balmain, Claude Garamond, Dieter Rams, Salvatore Ferragamo, Giambattista Bodoni, and Josiah Wedgwood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1811, Aristide Cavaillé-Coll ranks 21Before him are Elisha Otis, Ambroise Thomas, Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern, Zeng Guofan, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, and Jón Sigurðsson. After him are Jules Dupré, Auguste Bravais, Princess Louise Amelie of Baden, Ferdinand Hiller, Carlo Matteucci, and Kurmanjan Datka. Among people deceased in 1899, Aristide Cavaillé-Coll ranks 15Before him are Sophus Lie, Paul Reuter, Ernest Chausson, Giovanni Segantini, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, and Nubar Pasha. After him are Ludwig Büchner, Othniel Charles Marsh, Edward Frankland, Charles Friedel, Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, and Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

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In France

Among people born in France, Aristide Cavaillé-Coll ranks 1,711 out of 6,770Before him are Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (1675), Alice Prin (1901), Tarrare (1772), Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers (1609), Abbo of Fleury (945), and Pierre-Jules Hetzel (1814). After him are Francis Jammes (1868), William III, Duke of Aquitaine (910), René Char (1907), Guy Mollet (1905), Tomi Ungerer (1931), and Alain Cuny (1908).

Among DESIGNERS In France

Among designers born in France, Aristide Cavaillé-Coll ranks 4Before him are René Lalique (1860), Philippe Starck (1949), and Raymond Loewy (1893). After him are Pierre Balmain (1914), Claude Garamond (1499), Jeanne Lanvin (1867), Louis Majorelle (1859), Diana Vreeland (1903), Nicolas Jenson (1420), and Jean Louis (1907).