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Marion Mahony Griffin

1871 - 1961

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Marion Mahony Griffin (née Marion Lucy Mahony; February 14, 1871 – August 10, 1961) was an American architect and artist. She was one of the first licensed female architects in the world, and is considered an original member of the Prairie School. Her work in the United States developed and expanded the American Prairie School, and her work in India and Australia reflected Prairie School ideals of indigenous landscape and materials in newly formed democracies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marion Mahony Griffin has received more than 229,687 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Marion Mahony Griffin is the 504th most popular architect, the 12,897th most popular biography from United States and the 36th most popular American Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Marion Mahony Griffin ranks 504 out of 518. Before her are Herbert Baker, Carme Pigem, Arnstein Arneberg, Max Abramovitz, Andrew Jackson Downing, and Yasmeen Lari. After her are Luigi Negri, Charles Bulfinch, Charles Correa, Marco Casagrande, John Douglas, and Richard Norman Shaw.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Marion Mahony Griffin ranks 173. Before her are Eugen Burg, Anne Sewell Young, Reginald Aldworth Daly, Fran Saleški Finžgar, Saint-George Ashe, and Richard Carle. After her are John Langalibalele Dube, James Weldon Johnson, Newton D. Baker, Montagu Toller, Alexander Zelenko, and Afonso Costa. Among people deceased in 1961, Marion Mahony Griffin ranks 208. Before her are Charles Erwin Wilson, George Formby, Maribel Vinson, Tommy Gorman, Tony Bettenhausen, and Albert Bogen. After her are Gwen Lee, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Henry O'Neill, Elsie Ferguson, Sam Rayburn, and Sheridan Downey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marion Mahony Griffin ranks 12,897 out of 20,380. Before her are Leroy Chiao (1960), Dan Ariely (1967), Kathleen Hanna (1968), Kay Bailey Hutchison (1943), JoAnna Garcia (1979), and Laird Cregar (1913). After her are Jim Bunning (1931), Tarana Burke (1973), Alonzo Babers (1961), Erica Gimpel (1964), Hugh Howey (1975), and Joseph Wambaugh (1937).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United States

Among architects born in United States, Marion Mahony Griffin ranks 36. Before her are Richard Morris Hunt (1827), Alfred Mosher Butts (1899), John Russell Pope (1874), Maya Lin (1959), Max Abramovitz (1908), and Andrew Jackson Downing (1815). After her are Charles Bulfinch (1763), Billy Casper (1931), and Alexis Sablone (1986).

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