1914 - 1981
Jacob Berend "Jaap" Bakema (8 March 1914 – 20 February 1981) was a Dutch modernist architect, notable for design of public housing and involvement in the reconstruction of Rotterdam after the Second World War.Born in Groningen, Bakema studied at the Groningen Higher Technical College (1931–1936) and the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam, where he studied among others with Mart Stam. In 1946 he began attending meetings of the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne, became its Secretary in 1955, and was a core member of its offshoot Team 10.From 1948 onward, Bakema worked with Jo van den Broek in the architectural firm Van den Broek and Bakema. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jaap Bakema has received more than 36,044 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jaap Bakema is the 338th most popular architect (down from 281st in 2019), the 557th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 430th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Dutch Architect.
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Among architects, Jaap Bakema ranks 338 out of 424. Before him are Paolo Soleri, Jakob Prandtauer, Ong Teng Cheong, Victor Laloux, Lipót Baumhorn, and Giuseppe Valadier. After him are Shelley McNamara, Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, Auguste de Montferrand, Charles Cameron, Heinrich von Ferstel, and Francesco Sabatini.
1919 - 2013
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 332
1660 - 1726
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 333
1936 - 2002
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 334
1850 - 1937
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 335
1860 - 1932
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 336
1762 - 1839
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 337
1914 - 1981
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 338
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 339
1913 - 1975
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 340
1786 - 1858
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 341
1746 - 1812
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 342
1828 - 1883
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 343
1721 - 1797
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 344
Among people born in 1914, Jaap Bakema ranks 212. Before him are Krishan Chander, Jacques Dufilho, Harold Russell, Marcel Kint, Henri Laborit, and Sisowath Sirik Matak. After him are Jack Cardiff, Mihailo Lalić, Christl Cranz, Annemarie Selinko, Jijé, and Viola Desmond. Among people deceased in 1981, Jaap Bakema ranks 129. Before him are Zoilo Saldombide, Jaime Roldós Aguilera, Ross Martin, Philippe Étancelin, Edward Lasker, and Isao Kimura. After him are Aleksandra Beļcova, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Mike Bloomfield, Jack Albertson, François Bordes, and Jack Northrop.
1914 - 1977
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 206
1914 - 2005
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 207
1914 - 2002
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 208
1914 - 2002
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 209
1914 - 1995
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 210
1914 - 1975
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 211
1914 - 1981
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 212
1914 - 2009
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 213
1914 - 1992
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 214
1914 - 2004
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 215
1914 - 1986
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 216
1914 - 1980
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 217
1914 - 1965
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 218
1905 - 1981
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 123
1940 - 1981
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 124
1920 - 1981
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 125
1896 - 1981
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 126
1885 - 1981
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 127
1923 - 1981
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 128
1914 - 1981
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 129
1892 - 1981
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 130
1900 - 1981
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 131
1943 - 1981
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 132
1907 - 1981
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 133
1919 - 1981
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 134
1895 - 1981
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 135
Among people born in Netherlands, Jaap Bakema ranks 557 out of 1,427. Before him are Willem Schermerhorn (1894), Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692), Michael Reiziger (1973), Gerrie Mühren (1946), Hendrikus Colijn (1869), and Hans van Manen (1932). After him are Dirk Coster (1889), Adri van Tiggelen (1957), Alex Van Halen (1953), Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1691), Barry Hulshoff (1946), and Henri Alexis Brialmont (1821).
1894 - 1977
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 551
1692 - 1766
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 552
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 553
1946 - 2013
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 554
1869 - 1944
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 555
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 556
1914 - 1981
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 557
1889 - 1950
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 558
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 559
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 560
1691 - 1741
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 561
1946 - 2020
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 562
1821 - 1903
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 563
Among architects born in Netherlands, Jaap Bakema ranks 12. Before him are Mart Stam (1899), Aldo van Eyck (1918), Pierre Cuypers (1827), Salomon de Bray (1597), Pieter Post (1608), and Willem Marinus Dudok (1884). After him are Michel de Klerk (1884), Tylman van Gameren (1632), and Jan Wils (1891).
1899 - 1986
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 6
1918 - 1999
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 7
1827 - 1921
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 8
1597 - 1664
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 9
1608 - 1669
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 10
1884 - 1974
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 11
1914 - 1981
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 12
1884 - 1923
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 13
1632 - 1706
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 14
1891 - 1972
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 15