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Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine

1762 - 1853

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Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (pronounced [pjɛʁ frɑ̃swa leɔnaːʁ fɔ̃tɛn]; 20 September 1762 – 10 October 1853) was a French neoclassical architect, interior decorator, designer and artist. In addition to his important contributions to the architecture and interior design of his day, Pierre Fontaine was remarkable for his ability to not only prosper in his architectural career, but also to survive the numerous tumultuous regime changes – his architectural practice prospered for seven decades, from the Consulate to the reign of Napoleon III, almost without interruption. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine has received more than 41,947 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine is the 273rd most popular architect (down from 257th in 2019), the 3,021st most popular biography from France (down from 2,753rd in 2019) and the 34th most popular French Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine ranks 273 out of 518. Before him are Sedefkar Mehmed Agha, Christian Frederik Hansen, Trdat, Bernardo Buontalenti, Salomon de Bray, and Glenn Murcutt. After him are Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, Sixto Durán Ballén, Lin Huiyin, Bogdan Bogdanović, Vlado Milunić, and Marian Spychalski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1762, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine ranks 21. Before him are James Hoban, Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Jean-Étienne Championnet, Anton Bernolák, Herman Willem Daendels, and Giovanni Aldini. After him are Juan O'Donojú, Jan Rustem, Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Jeremias Benjamin Richter, Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland, and Giuseppe Valadier. Among people deceased in 1853, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine ranks 28. Before him are Joaquin Murrieta, Anastasio Bustamante, Lionel Kieseritzky, Auguste Laurent, Princess Amalia of Sweden, and Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. After him are Branko Radičević, Mathieu Orfila, George Onslow, Hyacinth, Juan Antonio Lavalleja, and Adrien-Henri de Jussieu.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine ranks 3,021 out of 6,770. Before him are Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (1282), Paul Lévy (1886), Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux (1737), Marie-Denise Villers (1774), Jules Simon (1814), and Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (1724). After him are Jean Jouvenet (1644), Jean-Nicolas Corvisart (1755), Sarah Kofman (1934), Isabelle of France (1225), Henri Laurens (1885), and Claude Balbastre (1724).

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Among ARCHITECTS In France

Among architects born in France, Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine ranks 34. Before him are Quatremère de Quincy (1755), Matthias of Arras (1290), Jean Prouvé (1901), Robert de Cotte (1656), Tony Garnier (1869), and Édouard André (1840). After him are Libéral Bruant (1636), Salomon de Brosse (1571), Charles Percier (1764), Dominique Perrault (1953), Henri Dupuy de Lôme (1816), and Victor Laloux (1850).

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