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Károly Kós

1883 - 1977

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Károly Kós (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkaːroj ˈkoːʃ], born Károly Kosch; 16 December 1883 – 25 August 1977) was a Hungarian architect, writer, illustrator, ethnologist and politician of Austria-Hungary and Romania. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Károly Kós has received more than 51,197 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Károly Kós is the 434th most popular architect (down from 406th in 2019), the 904th most popular biography from Austria (down from 347th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Austrian Architect.

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  • 51k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Károly Kós by language

Over the past year Károly Kós has had the most page views in the with 26,221 views, followed by English (5,968), and Romanian (3,625). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (69.08%), Egyptian Arabic (46.95%), and Hungarian (36.13%)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Károly Kós ranks 434 out of 518. Before him are Jan Kotěra, Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, Guðjón Samúelsson, Matvey Kazakov, Ragnar Östberg, and Johann Friedrich Höger. After him are Josef Gočár, Sven Markelius, Rudolph Schindler, Sophia Hayden, Edward Blore, and Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Károly Kós ranks 212. Before him are Dorothy Holman, Baltasar Brum, Ford Sterling, František Drtikol, Mikhail Gnessin, and Pencho Zlatev. After him are Pentti Eskola, Charles Sheeler, Abdul Muis, Edith Clarke, Maude Fealy, and Erik Granfelt. Among people deceased in 1977, Károly Kós ranks 193. Before him are Wilmer Allison, Suniti Kumar Chatterji, Mishaal bint Fahd Al Saud, Toma Caragiu, Tafari Benti, and Antonino Rocca. After him are Ulises Poirier, Nellie Tayloe Ross, Giorgio La Pira, Héctor Méndez, Ethel Waters, and William Castle.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Károly Kós ranks 904 out of 1,424. Before him are Lilly Scholz (1903), Othmar Schneider (1928), Hans Gál (1890), Helmut Zilk (1927), Reinhard Furrer (1940), and Kurt Schmied (1926). After him are Lisette Model (1901), Rudolph Schindler (1887), Marie Jahoda (1907), Rudolf Viertl (1902), Eva Pawlik (1927), and Riane Eisler (1931).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Austria

Among architects born in Austria, Károly Kós ranks 17. Before him are Christopher Alexander (1936), Heinrich von Ferstel (1828), Jakob Prandtauer (1660), Clemens Holzmeister (1886), Baron Karl von Hasenauer (1833), and Mihály Pollack (1773). After him are Rudolph Schindler (1887).

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