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Charles Rennie Mackintosh

1868 - 1928

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 1868 – 10 December 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist. His artistic approach had much in common with European Symbolism. His work, alongside that of his wife Margaret Macdonald, was influential on European design movements such as Art Nouveau and Secessionism and praised by great modernists such as Josef Hoffmann. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Rennie Mackintosh has received more than 1,692,973 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Charles Rennie Mackintosh is the 23rd most popular designer (down from 19th in 2019), the 782nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 617th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Designer.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh is most famous for his work in the Arts and Crafts Movement, which was a reaction to the industrialization of society. He was a Scottish architect and designer who was known for his use of geometric shapes in his designs.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Charles Rennie Mackintosh ranks 23 out of 104. Before him are Hugo Boss, Nina Ricci, Exekias, Thomas Chippendale, Miuccia Prada, and René Lalique. After him are Philippe Starck, Battista Farina, Manolo Blahnik, Raymond Loewy, Iris Apfel, and Aristide Cavaillé-Coll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Charles Rennie Mackintosh ranks 42. Before him are La Belle Otero, Alexandra David-Néel, Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, Alfred Weber, and Pompeu Fabra. After him are Kantarō Suzuki, Émile Bernard, Édouard Vuillard, Felix Hausdorff, Koloman Moser, and Gustav Noske. Among people deceased in 1928, Charles Rennie Mackintosh ranks 25. Before him are Antonio Abetti, Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach, Luigi Cadorna, H. H. Asquith, Reinhard Scheer, and Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. After him are Álvaro Obregón, Loie Fuller, Li Yuanhong, Armando Diaz, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, and Alexander Bogdanov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Rennie Mackintosh ranks 782 out of 8,785. Before him are Jean Simmons (1929), Richard Wilson (1936), Ken Hensley (1945), Julie Walters (1950), Thomas De Quincey (1785), and John Gielgud (1904). After him are James Black (1924), James Joseph Sylvester (1814), P. D. James (1920), Naomi Watts (1968), Stuart Sutcliffe (1940), and Malcolm III of Scotland (1031).

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Among DESIGNERS In United Kingdom

Among designers born in United Kingdom, Charles Rennie Mackintosh ranks 4. Before him are Thomas Andrews (1873), William Morris (1834), and Thomas Chippendale (1718). After him are Josiah Wedgwood (1730), Alexander McQueen (1969), Beau Brummell (1778), John Baskerville (1706), Paul Smith (1946), Laura Ashley (1925), Storm Thorgerson (1944), and Jony Ive (1967).

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