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Herbert Baker

1862 - 1946

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Sir Herbert Baker (9 June 1862 – 4 February 1946) was an English architect remembered as the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, and a major designer of some of New Delhi's most notable government structures. He was born and died at Owletts in Cobham, Kent. Among the many churches, schools and houses he designed in South Africa are the Union Buildings in Pretoria, St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herbert Baker has received more than 408,171 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Herbert Baker is the 498th most popular architect (down from 459th in 2019), the 5,606th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,264th in 2019) and the 46th most popular British Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Herbert Baker ranks 498 out of 518. Before him are John Russell Pope, Benjamin Mountfort, Calvert Vaux, Maya Lin, Gülsün Sağlamer, and Einari Teräsvirta. After him are Carme Pigem, Arnstein Arneberg, Max Abramovitz, Andrew Jackson Downing, Yasmeen Lari, and Marion Mahony Griffin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Herbert Baker ranks 153. Before him are Santeri Alkio, Mary Proctor, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Robert Reid, Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller, and Helen Bannerman. After him are Carrie Derick, and George B. Cortelyou. Among people deceased in 1946, Herbert Baker ranks 226. Before him are Helen Bannerman, Florence Fuller, Edgar Syers, Miles Mander, Damon Runyon, and Charles Oman. After him are Countee Cullen, John Langalibalele Dube, Gifford Pinchot, Noah Beery, and Carter Glass.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Herbert Baker ranks 5,606 out of 8,785. Before him are Marsha Thomason (1976), Rob Knox (1989), Albert Ireton (1879), Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1983), Hughie Gallacher (1903), and John McEnery (1943). After him are Frances Wright (1795), William Orbit (1956), Thomas Hood (1799), Perry McCarthy (1961), Ben Wallace (1970), and Rupert Evans (1976).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Herbert Baker ranks 46. Before him are Aston Webb (1849), George Gilbert Scott (1811), William Adam (1689), Joseph Pickford (1736), Benjamin Mountfort (1825), and Calvert Vaux (1824). After him are John Douglas (1830), Richard Norman Shaw (1831), Charles Holden (1875), and Lesley Lokko (1964).

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