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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 381,724 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Herbert Baker is the 460th most popular architect (down from 411th in 2019), the 5,276th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,599th in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Herbert Baker ranks 460 out of 424Before him are Bjarke Ingels, Andrew Jackson Downing, Gülsün Sağlamer, Einari Teräsvirta, Nora Stanton Barney, and Maya Lin. After him are William Adam, John Douglas, Charles Correa, Marco Casagrande, Luigi Negri, and Charles Holden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Herbert Baker ranks 138Before him are Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Santeri Alkio, Hugo Erdmann, Frank Weston Benson, Helen Bannerman, and Mary Proctor. After him is George B. Cortelyou. Among people deceased in 1946, Herbert Baker ranks 205Before him are João Sassetti, Miles Mander, Helen Bannerman, Florence Turner, Gifford Pinchot, and James Cecil Parke. After him are Charles Oman, Noah Beery, and Carter Glass.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Herbert Baker ranks 5,276 out of 7,765Before him are Carole Ann Ford (1940), Sophie Monk (1979), Simon Curtis (1960), Bobby Smith (1933), Alesha Dixon (1978), and Ashley Jensen (1969). After him are Neville Southall (1958), Emily Bergl (1975), Simon Woods (1980), Mike Coughlan (1959), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (1997), and Peter Westbury (1938).

Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Herbert Baker ranks 44Before him are William Burges (1827), Calvert Vaux (1824), Robert Smirke (1780), George Gilbert Scott (1811), Giles Gilbert Scott (1880), and Nora Stanton Barney (1883). After him are William Adam (1689), John Douglas (1830), and Charles Holden (1875).