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Augustus Pugin

1812 - 1852

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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin ( PEW-jin; 1 March 1812 – 14 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, artist and critic with French and Swiss origins. He is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture. His work culminated in designing the interior of the Palace of Westminster in Westminster, London, and its renowned clock tower, the Elizabeth Tower (formerly St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Augustus Pugin has received more than 853,298 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Augustus Pugin is the 259th most popular architect (down from 230th in 2019), the 1,976th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,768th in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Architect.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Augustus Pugin ranks 259 out of 518. Before him are Édouard André, Kengo Kuma, Lambert Lombard, Vittorio Gregotti, Josep Maria Jujol, and Ralph Erskine. After him are Domenico Trezzini, François de Cuvilliés, Ustad Ahmad Lahori, Friedrich August Stüler, Nicolai Eigtved, and Miklós Ybl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, Augustus Pugin ranks 37. Before him are Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Hendrik Conscience, Berthold Auerbach, Henry Wilson, Filippo Pacini, and Melchora Aquino. After him are Hermann von Fehling, Duke Peter of Oldenburg, Samuel Smiles, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Robert Fortune, and Ignacio Comonfort. Among people deceased in 1852, Augustus Pugin ranks 35. Before him are Amir Kabir, Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland, Salvadore Cammarano, Vincenzo Gioberti, Achille Richard, and Louisa Adams. After him are Edward Bransfield, Carl Borivoj Presl, Georg August Wallin, James Pradier, Georg von Langsdorff, and Bernardino Drovetti.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Augustus Pugin ranks 1,976 out of 8,785. Before him are Dudley Moore (1935), Cary Elwes (1962), Harry Andrews (1911), Ralph Erskine (1914), Tommy Taylor (1932), and Graham Bonnet (1947). After him are Geoffrey Hinton (1947), Lord Guildford Dudley (1536), Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757), Roger Hodgson (1950), Cynewulf of Wessex (750), and Edith Pargeter (1913).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Augustus Pugin ranks 14. Before him are Michael Ventris (1922), Joseph Paxton (1803), John Nash (1752), Archibald Leitch (1865), William Kent (1685), and Ralph Erskine (1914). After him are Glenn Murcutt (1936), Charles Barry (1795), John Vanbrugh (1664), Edwin Lutyens (1869), Thomas Telford (1757), and Charles Cameron (1746).

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