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Verner Panton

1926 - 1998

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Verner Panton (13 February 1926 – 5 September 1998) is considered one of Denmark's most influential 20th-century furniture and interior designers. During his career, he created innovative and futuristic designs in a variety of materials, especially plastics, and in vibrant and exotic colors. His style was very "1960s" but regained popularity at the end of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Verner Panton has received more than 250,708 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Verner Panton is the 133rd most popular architect (up from 144th in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 152nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Danish Architect.

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  • 250k

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  • 58.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Verner Panton ranks 133 out of 424Before him are Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Robert Koldewey, Antonio Sant'Elia, Theophil Hansen, Jacques-Germain Soufflot, and Carl Gotthard Langhans. After him are Carlo Scarpa, Hans Scharoun, Rafael Moneo, Charles Eames, Hans Vredeman de Vries, and Inigo Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Verner Panton ranks 88Before him are James Stirling, László Papp, Michel Butor, Abdul Rahim Hatif, David H. Hubel, and Youssef Chahine. After him are Karl Richter, Robert Fogel, Joachim Fest, Ta Mok, György Kurtág, and Maria Teresa de Filippis. Among people deceased in 1998, Verner Panton ranks 50Before him are Nizar Qabbani, Agostino Casaroli, James Earl Ray, Cozy Powell, Tameo Ide, and Maurice Bucaille. After him are Wolf Vostell, Sonny Bono, Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, Benjamin Spock, Kurt Franz, and Nguyễn Ngọc Loan.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Verner Panton ranks 140 out of 893Before him are Aksel Sandemose (1899), Ulrich Salchow (1877), Piet Hein (1905), Magnus, Duke of Holstein (1540), Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776), and Theophil Hansen (1813). After him are Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796), Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083), Hastein (810), Olaf I of Denmark (1050), Kurt Westergaard (1935), and Giancarlo Esposito (1958).

Among ARCHITECTS In Denmark

Among architects born in Denmark, Verner Panton ranks 4Before him are Jørn Utzon (1918), Arne Jacobsen (1902), and Theophil Hansen (1813). After him are Jan Gehl (1936), Johan Otto von Spreckelsen (1929), Christian Frederik Hansen (1756), Henning Larsen (1925), and Bjarke Ingels (1974).