ARCHITECT

Henri Labrouste

1801 - 1875

Photo of Henri Labrouste

Icon of person Henri Labrouste

Pierre-François-Henri Labrouste (French: [pjɛʁ fʁɑ̃swa ɑ̃ʁi labrust]) (11 May 1801 – 24 June 1875) was a French architect from the famous École des Beaux-Arts school of architecture. After a six-year stay in Rome, Labrouste established an architectural training workshop, which soon became known for rationalism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henri Labrouste has received more than 141,273 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Labrouste is the 200th most popular architect (down from 177th in 2019), the 2,342nd most popular biography from France (down from 2,025th in 2019) and the 26th most popular French Architect.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Henri Labrouste ranks 200 out of 518Before him are Jacobus Oud, Shigeru Ban, Luigi Vanvitelli, Adrian Smith, Mart Stam, and Henning Larsen. After him are Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, Lilly Reich, Elissa Aalto, Christian de Portzamparc, Alexander Tamanian, and Adolphe Appia.

Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1801, Henri Labrouste ranks 34Before him are Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza, David Farragut, Marie Laveau, Karl Baedeker, Justo José de Urquiza, and Jean-Baptiste Boussingault. After him are Johann Nestroy, Julius Plücker, Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart, Salvadore Cammarano, Fredrika Bremer, and Armand Trousseau. Among people deceased in 1875, Henri Labrouste ranks 31Before him are Eduard Mörike, Duchenne de Boulogne, Friedrich Albert Lange, Svetozar Marković, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, and Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria. After him are Gabriel García Moreno, Edgar Quinet, Antoine-Louis Barye, Frederick William, Elector of Hesse, Henry Wilson, and Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain.

Others Born in 1801

Go to all Rankings

Others Deceased in 1875

Go to all Rankings

In France

Among people born in France, Henri Labrouste ranks 2,342 out of 6,770Before him are Pierre Paul Émile Roux (1853), Sophie de Condorcet (1764), Dominique Venner (1935), Bayezid Osman (1924), René-Louis Baire (1874), and Émile Boutroux (1845). After him are Patricia Kaas (1966), Gabriel Hanot (1889), Michel Gondry (1963), Jacques Villon (1875), Philippe Sollers (1936), and Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331).

Among ARCHITECTS In France

Among architects born in France, Henri Labrouste ranks 26Before him are Philibert de l'Orme (1514), Jean Chalgrin (1739), Paul Abadie (1812), Jacques-François Blondel (1705), François Blondel (1618), and Paul Andreu (1938). After him are Jacques Lemercier (1585), Quatremère de Quincy (1755), Matthias of Arras (1290), Jean Prouvé (1901), Robert de Cotte (1656), and Tony Garnier (1869).