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Claus Sluter

1340 - 1406

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Claus Sluter (1340s in Haarlem – 1405 or 1406 in Dijon) was a Dutch sculptor, living in the Duchy of Burgundy from about 1380. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claus Sluter has received more than 88,422 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Claus Sluter is the 32nd most popular sculptor (up from 38th in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 132nd in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Sculptor.

Claus Sluter is most famous for his intricate work on the west facade of Strasbourg Cathedral. He is also known for his work on the cathedral in Freiburg, Germany.

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  • 63.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Claus Sluter ranks 32 out of 258. Before him are Paul Landowski, Gustav Vigeland, Leochares, Rosa Bonheur, Antoine Bourdelle, and Andrea della Robbia. After him are Jean-Antoine Houdon, Jacopo della Quercia, Ossip Zadkine, Alexander Archipenko, Jean Tinguely, and Louise Bourgeois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1340, Claus Sluter ranks 6. Before him are John of Gaunt, Albert, King of Sweden, Elizabeth of Bosnia, John, Duke of Berry, and Haakon VI of Norway. After him are Theophanes the Greek, Hasdai Crescas, Peter II, Count of Alençon, Geert Groote, Eleanor of Arborea, and Nicholas Tavelic. Among people deceased in 1406, Claus Sluter ranks 5. Before him are Ibn Khaldun, Pope Innocent VII, Tokhtamysh, and Henry III of Castile. After him are William, Duke of Austria, Robert III of Scotland, Coluccio Salutati, Joanna, Duchess of Brabant, Eustache Deschamps, Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Maria de Luna.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Claus Sluter ranks 123 out of 1,646. Before him are Willem Schouten (1567), Willem de Kooning (1904), Pieter Aertsen (1508), Ruud Krol (1949), Arie Haan (1948), and Bertha of Holland (1055). After him are Harry Mulisch (1927), Robert van Gulik (1910), Louise of the Netherlands (1828), Willem Janszoon (1570), Dennis Bergkamp (1969), and Adriaen van Ostade (1610).

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Among SCULPTORS In Netherlands

Among sculptors born in Netherlands, Claus Sluter ranks 1. After him are Adriaen de Vries (1556), Nikolaus Gerhaert (1420), and Hendrick de Keyser (1565).

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