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Hans Hollein

1934 - 2014

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Hans Hollein (30 March 1934 – 24 April 2014) was an Austrian architect and designer and key figure of postmodern architecture. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Hollein has received more than 144,798 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Hollein is the 111th most popular architect (up from 115th in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from Austria (up from 282nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Austrian Architect.

Hans Hollein is most famous for his architectural work, which is often noted for its lack of ornamentation and reliance on geometric shapes.

Memorability Metrics

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Hans Hollein ranks 111 out of 518. Before him are Luis Barragán, Aino Aalto, Auguste Perret, Ricardo Bofill, Lúcio Costa, and Albert Speer. After him are Philip Johnson, Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Baldassare Longhena, Eileen Gray, Theophil Hansen, and Hemiunu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Hans Hollein ranks 74. Before him are Diana Wynne Jones, Abimael Guzmán, Fujiko Fujio, Udo Jürgens, Albert Speer, and Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. After him are Henri Konan Bédié, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Valentin Ivanov, Bingu wa Mutharika, Tassos Papadopoulos, and Georges Wolinski. Among people deceased in 2014, Hans Hollein ranks 53. Before him are Pete Seeger, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Gerald Edelman, Udo Jürgens, Miklós Jancsó, and Dale T. Mortensen. After him are David Easton, Ernesto Laclau, Stephanie Kwolek, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Robert A. Dahl, and James Garner.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Hans Hollein ranks 278 out of 1,424. Before him are Udo Jürgens (1934), Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (1818), Max Steiner (1888), Ferdinand Čatloš (1895), Walter Kohn (1923), and Claudia Felicitas of Austria (1653). After him are Gaston Glock (1929), Paul Watzlawick (1921), Maria Leopoldine of Austria (1632), Oskar Werner (1922), Guido von List (1848), and Baron Alexander von Bach (1813).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Austria

Among architects born in Austria, Hans Hollein ranks 5. Before him are Otto Wagner (1841), Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928), Richard Neutra (1892), and Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656). After him are Camillo Sitte (1843), Ettore Sottsass (1917), Ferdinand Fellner (1847), Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897), Josef Frank (1885), Christopher Alexander (1936), and Heinrich von Ferstel (1828).

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