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Louis Kahn
1901 - 1974
Louis Kahn
Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky; March 5 [O.S. February 20] 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an Estonian-born American architect based in Philadelphia. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935. While continuing his private practice, he served as a design critic and professor of architecture at Yale School of Architecture from 1947 to 1957. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Kahn has received more than 1,263,045 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Kahn is the 73rd most popular architect (down from 66th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Estonia and the most popular Estonian Architect.
Louis Kahn is most famous for his design of the Salk Institute in California.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
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7.45
Effective Languages (L*)
3.13
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Louis Kahn ranks 73 out of 424. Before him are Hector Guimard, Minoru Yamasaki, Peter Zumthor, Erich Mendelsohn, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, and Daniel Libeskind. After him are Bruno Taut, Domenico Fontana, Ferdinand Cheval, Robert Venturi, Josef Hoffmann, and Hemiunu.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
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Hector Guimard
1867 - 1942
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 67
Minoru Yamasaki
1912 - 1986
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 68
Peter Zumthor
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 69
Erich Mendelsohn
1887 - 1953
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 70
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
1656 - 1723
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 71
Daniel Libeskind
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 72
Louis Kahn
1901 - 1974
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 73
Bruno Taut
1880 - 1938
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 74
Domenico Fontana
1543 - 1607
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 75
Ferdinand Cheval
1836 - 1924
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 76
Robert Venturi
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 77
Josef Hoffmann
1870 - 1956
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 78
Hemiunu
2500 BC - 2501 BC
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 79
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Louis Kahn ranks 46. Before him are Salvatore Quasimodo, Carl Barks, Jascha Heifetz, Arthur Liebehenschel, Alfred Tarski, and Jaroslav Seifert. After him are Henri Lefebvre, José Nasazzi, Lee Strasberg, Zhang Xueliang, Eisaku Satō, and Itzhak Stern. Among people deceased in 1974, Louis Kahn ranks 25. Before him are Miguel Ángel Asturias, Darius Milhaud, Jacob L. Moreno, Julius Evola, Peng Dehuai, and Fritz Zwicky. After him are Satyendra Nath Bose, Virginia Apgar, Walter Lippmann, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Zalman Shazar, and Nikolai Kuznetsov.
Others Born in 1901
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Salvatore Quasimodo
1901 - 1968
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 40
Carl Barks
1901 - 2000
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 41
Jascha Heifetz
1901 - 1987
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 42
Arthur Liebehenschel
1901 - 1948
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 43
Alfred Tarski
1901 - 1983
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 44
Jaroslav Seifert
1901 - 1986
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 45
Louis Kahn
1901 - 1974
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 46
Henri Lefebvre
1901 - 1991
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 47
José Nasazzi
1901 - 1968
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 48
Lee Strasberg
1901 - 1982
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 49
Zhang Xueliang
1901 - 2001
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 50
Eisaku Satō
1901 - 1975
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 51
Itzhak Stern
1901 - 1969
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 52
Others Deceased in 1974
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Miguel Ángel Asturias
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 19
Darius Milhaud
1892 - 1974
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 20
Jacob L. Moreno
1889 - 1974
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 21
Julius Evola
1898 - 1974
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 22
Peng Dehuai
1898 - 1974
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 23
Fritz Zwicky
1898 - 1974
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 24
Louis Kahn
1901 - 1974
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 25
Satyendra Nath Bose
1894 - 1974
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 26
Virginia Apgar
1909 - 1974
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 27
Walter Lippmann
1889 - 1974
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 28
David Alfaro Siqueiros
1896 - 1974
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 29
Zalman Shazar
1889 - 1974
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 30
Nikolai Kuznetsov
1904 - 1974
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 31
In Estonia
Among people born in Estonia, Louis Kahn ranks 9 out of 310. Before him are Emil Lenz (1804), Arvo Pärt (1935), Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (1778), Karl Ernst von Baer (1792), Konstantin Päts (1874), and Wolfgang Köhler (1887). After him are Lennart Meri (1929), Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow (1929), Paul Keres (1916), Arnold Rüütel (1928), Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770), and Paul von Rennenkampf (1854).
Others born in Estonia
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Emil Lenz
1804 - 1865
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 3
Arvo Pärt
1935 - Present
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 4
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
1778 - 1852
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 5
Karl Ernst von Baer
1792 - 1876
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 6
Konstantin Päts
1874 - 1956
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 7
Wolfgang Köhler
1887 - 1967
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 8
Louis Kahn
1901 - 1974
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 9
Lennart Meri
1929 - 2006
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 10
Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow
1929 - 2008
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 11
Paul Keres
1916 - 1975
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 12
Arnold Rüütel
1928 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 13
Adam Johann von Krusenstern
1770 - 1846
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 14
Paul von Rennenkampf
1854 - 1918
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 15
Among ARCHITECTS In Estonia
Among architects born in Estonia, Louis Kahn ranks 1.
