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Félix Candela

1910 - 1997

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Félix Candela Outeriño (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfeliɣs kanˈdela owteˈɾiɲo]; January 27, 1910 – December 7, 1997) was a Spanish and Mexican architect who was born in Madrid and at the age of 26, emigrated to Mexico, acquiring double nationality. He is known for his significant role in the development of Mexican architecture and structural engineering. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Félix Candela has received more than 181,262 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Félix Candela is the 217th most popular architect (up from 222nd in 2019), the 756th most popular biography from Spain (down from 754th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Spanish Architect.

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  • 180k

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  • 55.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Félix Candela ranks 217 out of 518. Before him are Ferdinand Fellner, Kevin Roche, Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, Ödön Lechner, Callimachus, and Quatremère de Quincy. After him are Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Kazuyo Sejima, Matthias of Arras, Muhammad V of Granada, Giacomo Quarenghi, and Pierre Jeanneret.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Félix Candela ranks 109. Before him are Maria Cebotari, Heinz Hoffmann, Dorothea Tanning, Sylvia Sidney, Rudolf Kempe, and Ramaswamy Venkataraman. After him are Ruan Lingyu, Lothar Collatz, Fritz Leiber, John W. Campbell, Cao Yu, and Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme. Among people deceased in 1997, Félix Candela ranks 99. Before him are Chiang Wei-kuo, Martin Schwarzschild, Allan Edwall, Jambyn Batmönkh, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., and Bo Widerberg. After him are Robert Serber, Shintaro Katsu, Hans Robert Jauss, Jean Françaix, Jean-Dominique Bauby, and Laurean Rugambwa.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Félix Candela ranks 756 out of 3,355. Before him are Elsa Pataky (1976), Baldomero Espartero (1793), Wifred II, Count of Barcelona (900), George Meade (1815), Fernando de Rojas (1470), and Antonio de la Cruz (1947). After him are Rossy de Palma (1964), Josep Maria Fusté (1941), Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne (1177), Chus Lampreave (1930), Idris al-Ma'mun (1186), and Muhammad V of Granada (1339).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Spain

Among architects born in Spain, Félix Candela ranks 10. Before him are Ricardo Bofill (1939), Rafael Moneo (1937), Alonzo Cano (1601), Juan de Herrera (1530), Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867), and Josep Lluís Sert (1902). After him are Muhammad V of Granada (1339), Josep Maria Jujol (1879), Juan Bautista de Toledo (1515), José Benito de Churriguera (1665), Arturo Soria y Mata (1844), and Juan de Villanueva (1739).

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