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Sven Markelius

1889 - 1972

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Sven Gottfrid Markelius (25 October 1889 – 24 February 1972) was a Swedish modernist architect. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sven Markelius has received more than 51,493 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sven Markelius is the 436th most popular architect, the 803rd most popular biography from Sweden and the 7th most popular Swedish Architect.

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  • 47.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Sven Markelius ranks 436 out of 518. Before him are Guðjón Samúelsson, Matvey Kazakov, Ragnar Östberg, Johann Friedrich Höger, Károly Kós, and Josef Gočár. After him are Rudolph Schindler, Sophia Hayden, Edward Blore, Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov, Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, and Nicholas Grimshaw.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Sven Markelius ranks 232. Before him are Stafford Cripps, Carl O. Sauer, Dietrich Kraiss, K. B. Hedgewar, Carl Folcker, and Balthasar van der Pol. After him are Matilde Hidalgo, Menen Asfaw, Suzanne Duchamp, Charles Reidpath, Robert A. Taft, and Miguel Mariano Gómez. Among people deceased in 1972, Sven Markelius ranks 188. Before him are He Xiangning, Olavi Virta, Allauddin Khan, Américo Castro, Theodor Blank, and Boris Livanov. After him are John Grierson, Aharon Katzir, Louella Parsons, Rainer von Fieandt, Armandinho, and Havergal Brian.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sven Markelius ranks 803 out of 1,879. Before him are Gertrud Adelborg (1853), Åge Lundström (1890), Johan Jarlén (1880), Lea Ahlborn (1826), Jonas Åkerlund (1965), and Erik Larsson (1912). After him are Egon Jönsson (1921), Sylvia Vrethammar (1945), Frank Heller (1886), Gunnar Setterwall (1881), Christian Wilhelmsson (1979), and Hasse Backe (1952).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Sweden

Among architects born in Sweden, Sven Markelius ranks 7. Before him are Gunnar Asplund (1885), Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654), William Chambers (1723), Augustin Ehrensvärd (1710), Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz (1716), and Ragnar Östberg (1866). After him are Ferdinand Boberg (1860).

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