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François Blondel

1618 - 1686

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François Blondel (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa blɔ̃dɛl]; c. 10 June 1618 – 21 January 1686) was a soldier, engineer of fortifications, mathematician, diplomat, military and civil engineer and architect, called "the Great Blondel", to distinguish him in a dynasty of French architects. He is remembered for his Cours d'architecture which remained a central text for over a century. His precepts placed him in opposition with Claude Perrault in the larger culture war known under the heading Querelle des anciens et des modernes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Blondel has received more than 45,062 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. François Blondel is the 181st most popular architect (up from 182nd in 2019), the 2,129th most popular biography from France (down from 2,118th in 2019) and the 24th most popular French Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, François Blondel ranks 181 out of 518. Before him are Charles Eames, Jan Gehl, Aristobulus of Cassandreia, Gio Ponti, Eduardo Souto de Moura, and Eero Aarnio. After him are John Nash, Paul Troost, Paul Andreu, Pietro Lombardo, Michele Sanmicheli, and James Hoban.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1618, François Blondel ranks 7. Before him are Aurangzeb, Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Hishikawa Moronobu, Ivan Bohun, and François Pierre La Varenne. After him are Peter Lely, Jan Dirksz Both, Jeremiah Horrocks, Juraj Križanić, Michiel Sweerts, and Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy. Among people deceased in 1686, François Blondel ranks 7. Before him are Otto von Guericke, Louis, Grand Condé, Nicolas Steno, Eleonora Gonzaga, Carlo Dolci, and Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie. After him are Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg, Pietro Mengoli, and Jacques d'Arthois.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Blondel ranks 2,129 out of 6,770. Before him are Philippe de Gaulle (1921), Edmond Locard (1877), Tino Rossi (1907), Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin (1699), Marguerite Long (1874), and Alexandre Desplat (1961). After him are Claude Berri (1934), François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort (1616), Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1637), Jacques Doillon (1944), Alexandre Ribot (1842), and Octave Lapize (1887).

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Among ARCHITECTS In France

Among architects born in France, François Blondel ranks 24. Before him are Jacques-Germain Soufflot (1713), Charlotte Perriand (1903), Philibert de l'Orme (1514), Jean Chalgrin (1739), Paul Abadie (1812), and Jacques-François Blondel (1705). After him are Paul Andreu (1938), Henri Labrouste (1801), Jacques Lemercier (1585), Quatremère de Quincy (1755), Matthias of Arras (1290), and Jean Prouvé (1901).

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