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Claude Perrault

1613 - 1688

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Claude Perrault (French pronunciation: [klod pɛʁo]; 25 September 1613 – 9 October 1688) was a French physician and amateur architect, best known for his participation in the design of the east façade of the Louvre in Paris. He also designed the Paris Observatory and was an anatomist and author who wrote treatises on architecture, physics, and natural history. His brother, Charles Perrault, is remembered as the classic reteller of the old story of Cinderella among other fables. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claude Perrault is the 79th most popular architect (up from 84th in 2019), the 962nd most popular biography from France (up from 973rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Architect.

Claude Perrault was a French architect and author of the first book on architecture in the vernacular language. He is most famous for the design of the east facade of the Louvre in Paris.

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Among architects, Claude Perrault ranks 79 out of 518. Before him are Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Guarino Guarini, Charles Garnier, Albert Speer, Peter Parler, and Sebastiano Serlio. After him are Vincenzo Scamozzi, Erich Mendelsohn, Philip Johnson, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Robert Venturi, and Giuliano da Sangallo.

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Among people born in 1613, Claude Perrault ranks 4. Before him are François de La Rochefoucauld, André Le Nôtre, and Gerrit Dou. After him are Khushal Khattak, Luisa de Guzmán, John George II, Elector of Saxony, Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Mattia Preti, Giovanni Pietro Bellori, and Bartholomeus van der Helst. Among people deceased in 1688, Claude Perrault ranks 3. Before him are Henry Morgan, and Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg. After him are John Bunyan, Ferdinand Verbiest, Joachim von Sandrart, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, Narai, Philip de Koninck, Constantine Phaulkon, Philippe Quinault, and Abraham Duquesne.

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In France

Among people born in France, Claude Perrault ranks 962 out of 6,770. Before him are Germaine of Foix (1488), Louis Vuitton (1821), Jacques de Vaucanson (1709), Françoise Dorléac (1942), Agnes of Poitou (1025), and Max Jacob (1876). After him are John, Duke of Berry (1340), Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657), Louis Barthou (1862), Henri Lebesgue (1875), Childebert III (678), and Claudette Colbert (1903).

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Among ARCHITECTS In France

Among architects born in France, Claude Perrault ranks 10. Before him are Jean Nouvel (1945), Louis Le Vau (1612), Ferdinand Cheval (1836), François Mansart (1598), Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646), and Charles Garnier (1825). After him are Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1700), Hector Guimard (1867), Claude Nicolas Ledoux (1736), Ange-Jacques Gabriel (1698), Lúcio Costa (1902), and Pierre Lescot (1515).

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