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Jean Prouvé

1901 - 1984

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Jean Prouvé (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pʁuve]; 8 April 1901 – 23 March 1984) was a French metal worker, self-taught architect and designer. Le Corbusier designated Prouvé a constructeur, blending architecture and engineering. Prouvé's main achievement was transferring manufacturing technology from industry to architecture, without losing aesthetic qualities. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Prouvé has received more than 168,785 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jean Prouvé is the 190th most popular architect (down from 187th in 2019), the 2,179th most popular biography from France (down from 2,034th in 2019) and the 28th most popular French Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Jean Prouvé ranks 190 out of 424. Before him are John Nash, Bernard Tschumi, James Hoban, Aristobulus of Cassandreia, Lev Rudnev, and William Le Baron Jenney. After him are Adolphe Appia, Carl Ludvig Engel, Muhammad V of Granada, Hans Poelzig, Matthias of Arras, and Alexey Shchusev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Jean Prouvé ranks 98. Before him are J. D. Bernal, Hendrik Verwoerd, Miklós Nyiszli, Ramón Serrano Suñer, Robert J. Van de Graaff, and Marino Marini. After him are Fred Uhlman, Eiji Tsuburaya, Michel Leiris, Henri Cochet, Joe Davis, and Souvanna Phouma. Among people deceased in 1984, Jean Prouvé ranks 75. Before him are He Zizhen, Faina Ranevskaya, George Gaylord Simpson, Alexis Korner, Aurelio Peccei, and Kim Il. After him are Vladimir Chelomey, Josyf Slipyj, Peter Lawford, Lionel Robbins, Souvanna Phouma, and El Santo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Prouvé ranks 2,179 out of 6,011. Before him are Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952), Alfred Loisy (1857), François-Marie Raoult (1830), Étienne-Gabriel Morelly (1717), Paul Frère (1917), and Amandus (600). After him are Henri Pescarolo (1942), Francis Jammes (1868), David d'Angers (1788), Jo Schlesser (1928), Raymond Duchamp-Villon (1876), and Fulk I, Count of Anjou (870).

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Among ARCHITECTS In France

Among architects born in France, Jean Prouvé ranks 28. Before him are Charlotte Perriand (1903), Tony Garnier (1869), Jacques-François Blondel (1705), Jacques Lemercier (1585), Henri Labrouste (1801), and François Blondel (1618). After him are Matthias of Arras (1290), Quatremère de Quincy (1755), Paul Andreu (1938), Charles Percier (1764), Robert de Cotte (1656), and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762).

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