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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 47,074 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Matthias of Arras is the 195th most popular architect (up from 225th in 2019), the 2,223rd most popular biography from France (up from 2,330th in 2019) and the 29th most popular French Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Matthias of Arras ranks 195 out of 424Before him are William Le Baron Jenney, Jean Prouvé, Adolphe Appia, Carl Ludvig Engel, Muhammad V of Granada, and Hans Poelzig. After him are Alexey Shchusev, Hassan Fathy, Giovanni Giocondo, Quatremère de Quincy, Christian de Portzamparc, and Ödön Lechner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1290, Matthias of Arras ranks 17Before him are Barlaam of Seminara, Beatrice of Silesia, Jacob van Artevelde, Mayta Cápac, Theodore I, and Constance of Portugal. After him are Viola of Teschen, Giovanni Visconti, Anne of Bohemia, Johannes de Muris, Buton Rinchen Drub, and Giovanni de' Marignolli. Among people deceased in 1352, Matthias of Arras ranks 3Before him are Pope Clement VI and Basarab I of Wallachia. After him are Chungjeong of Goryeo and Elisabeth of Austria, Duchess of Lorraine.

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In France

Among people born in France, Matthias of Arras ranks 2,223 out of 6,011Before him are Constance, Duchess of Brittany (1161), Anselme Payen (1795), Bernard of Menthon (923), Marc Augé (1935), Émile Boutroux (1845), and Philippe Sollers (1936). After him are Thomas Bérard (1300), Ginette Neveu (1919), Tino Rossi (1907), Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins (1642), Isaac the Blind (1160), and Jean Fautrier (1898).

Among ARCHITECTS In France

Among architects born in France, Matthias of Arras ranks 29Before him are Tony Garnier (1869), Jacques-François Blondel (1705), Jacques Lemercier (1585), Henri Labrouste (1801), François Blondel (1618), and Jean Prouvé (1901). After him are Quatremère de Quincy (1755), Paul Andreu (1938), Charles Percier (1764), Robert de Cotte (1656), Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762), and Édouard André (1840).