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Christian Frederik Hansen

1756 - 1845

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Christian Frederik Hansen (29 February 1756 – 10 July 1845), known as C. F. Hansen, was the leading Danish architect between the late 18th century and the mid 19th century, and on account of his position at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) the most powerful person in artistic circles for many years. He was known as "Denmark’s Palladio" on account of the architectural style he promoted. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian Frederik Hansen has received more than 45,723 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Frederik Hansen is the 268th most popular architect (up from 291st in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 309th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Danish Architect.

Memorability Metrics

  • 46k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Christian Frederik Hansens by language

Over the past year Christian Frederik Hansen has had the most page views in the with 4,842 views, followed by German (4,622), and Danish (4,338). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (36.57%), Russian (21.36%), and Danish (16.18%)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Christian Frederik Hansen ranks 268 out of 518. Before him are Ustad Ahmad Lahori, Friedrich August Stüler, Nicolai Eigtved, Miklós Ybl, Hermogenes of Priene, and Sedefkar Mehmed Agha. After him are Trdat, Bernardo Buontalenti, Salomon de Bray, Glenn Murcutt, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine, and Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1756, Christian Frederik Hansen ranks 24. Before him are Thomas Rowlandson, Federico Gravina, James Gillray, Abbé Faria, John Loudon McAdam, and Paul Wranitzky. After him are Heinrich von Bellegarde, Jean-Antoine Chaptal, Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc, Karl Philipp Moritz, Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and John Trumbull. Among people deceased in 1845, Christian Frederik Hansen ranks 22. Before him are Nicolas Théodore de Saussure, Dominique, comte de Cassini, Nikoloz Baratashvili, George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Jónas Hallgrímsson, and Rafael Urdaneta. After him are Heinrich von Bellegarde, Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc, Henrik Steffens, Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau, Gregor MacGregor, and Nils Gabriel Sefström.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christian Frederik Hansen ranks 277 out of 1,032. Before him are Lars Mikkelsen (1964), Kjeld Abell (1901), Margrethe Vestager (1968), Ernst Reuter (1889), Frank Arnesen (1956), and Rued Langgaard (1893). After him are Ole Worm (1588), Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1609), Ebbe Schwartz (1901), Laurits Tuxen (1853), Estrid Svendsdatter (990), and H. C. Hansen (1906).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Denmark

Among architects born in Denmark, Christian Frederik Hansen ranks 7. Before him are Arne Jacobsen (1902), Jørn Utzon (1918), Theophil Hansen (1813), Verner Panton (1926), Jan Gehl (1936), and Henning Larsen (1925). After him are Johan Otto von Spreckelsen (1929), Kaare Klint (1888), and Bjarke Ingels (1974).

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