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Matthias of Arras

1290 - 1352

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Matthias of Arras (c.1290–1352), sometimes spelled as Matthew of Arras (Czech: Matyáš z Arrasu, German: Matthias von Arras, French: Mathieu d'Arras) was a French architect, famed for his work on St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. Matthias was born in Arras, but little else is known about his early life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthias of Arras has received more than 50,992 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Matthias of Arras is the 220th most popular architect (down from 194th in 2019), the 2,480th most popular biography from France (down from 2,216th in 2019) and the 29th most popular French Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Matthias of Arras ranks 220 out of 518. Before him are Ödön Lechner, Callimachus, Quatremère de Quincy, Félix Candela, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, and Kazuyo Sejima. After him are Muhammad V of Granada, Giacomo Quarenghi, Pierre Jeanneret, Aldo van Eyck, Giuseppe Terragni, and Carlo Rainaldi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1290, Matthias of Arras ranks 17. Before him are Jacob van Artevelde, Beatrice of Silesia, Barlaam of Seminara, Constance of Portugal, Mayta Cápac, and Theodore I. After him are Viola of Teschen, Giovanni Visconti, Anne of Bohemia, Johannes de Muris, Buton Rinchen Drub, and Alexius, Metropolitan of Kiev. Among people deceased in 1352, Matthias of Arras ranks 4. Before him are Pope Clement VI, Basarab I of Wallachia, and Elisabeth of Austria, Duchess of Lorraine. After him are Chungjeong of Goryeo, and Al-Hakim II.

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In France

Among people born in France, Matthias of Arras ranks 2,480 out of 6,770. Before him are Guy Bonnet (1945), Marcellin Marbot (1782), André Thevet (1516), Jean-Étienne Championnet (1762), Antoine Pinay (1891), and Jean-Baptiste Denys (1643). After him are Jacques Tourneur (1904), Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon (1720), Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle (1710), Renaud Camus (1946), Decentius (300), and John I, Duke of Brittany (1217).

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Among ARCHITECTS In France

Among architects born in France, Matthias of Arras ranks 29. Before him are Jacques-François Blondel (1705), François Blondel (1618), Paul Andreu (1938), Henri Labrouste (1801), Jacques Lemercier (1585), and Quatremère de Quincy (1755). After him are Jean Prouvé (1901), Robert de Cotte (1656), Tony Garnier (1869), Édouard André (1840), Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762), and Libéral Bruant (1636).

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