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James of Saint George

1230 - 1309

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Master James of Saint George (c. 1230–1309; French: Maître Jacques de Saint-Georges, Old French: Mestre Jaks, Latin: Magister Jacobus de Sancto Georgio) was a master of works/architect from Savoy, described by historian Marc Morris as "one of the greatest architects of the European Middle Ages". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James of Saint George has received more than 121,118 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). James of Saint George is the 413th most popular architect (down from 365th in 2019), the 496th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 407th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Swiss Architect.

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  • 120k

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  • 48.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, James of Saint George ranks 413 out of 518. Before him are Martin Gropius, Frederick Catherwood, Martin Wagner, Franco Albini, Nora Stanton Barney, and Leon Benois. After him are Fernand de Montigny, Kadir Topbaş, Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi, Elias Holl, Adolf Lang, and Paolo Portoghesi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1230, James of Saint George ranks 16. Before him are Guido Guinizelli, Guiraut Riquier, Athanasius I of Constantinople, Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Odo, Count of Nevers, and Adelaide of Holland.  Among people deceased in 1309, James of Saint George ranks 6. Before him are Charles II of Naples, François Grimaldi, Angela of Foligno, Raden Wijaya, and Henry III, Duke of Głogów.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, James of Saint George ranks 496 out of 1,015. Before him are Roger Vonlanthen (1930), Alois Estermann (1954), Mattia Binotto (1969), Hans Huber (1852), Jakob Stämpfli (1820), and Florian Cajori (1859). After him are Simon Ammann (1981), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1701), John Isaac Briquet (1870), Émil Goeldi (1859), Eugen Huber (1849), and Louis Ruchonnet (1834).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Switzerland

Among architects born in Switzerland, James of Saint George ranks 17. Before him are Carlo Fontana (1638), Adolphe Appia (1862), Pierre Jeanneret (1896), Domenico Trezzini (1670), Justus Dahinden (1925), and Aurelio Galfetti (1936).

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