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Vitruvius

75 BC - 15 BC

Vitruvius

Vitruvius ( vi-TROO-vee-əs, Latin: [wɪˈtruːwi.ʊs]; c. 80–70 BC – after c. 15 BC) was a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work titled De architectura. As the only treatise on architecture to survive from antiquity, it has been regarded since the Renaissance as the first book on architectural theory, as well as a major source on the canon of classical architecture. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vitruvius has received more than 2,027,594 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Vitruvius is the 5th most popular architect, the 67th most popular biography from Italy (down from 56th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Architect.

Vitruvius is most famous for his book, De Architectura, which is a text on architecture. Vitruvius is also famous for being the architect of the temple of Jupiter in Rome.

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2.0M
Page Views (PV)
78.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
74
Languages Editions (L)
13.40
Effective Languages (L*)
2.98
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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Vitruvius ranks 5 out of 424. Before him are Antoni Gaudí, Le Corbusier, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and Imhotep. After him are Mimar Sinan, Filippo Brunelleschi, Alvar Aalto, Albert Speer, Donato Bramante, Leon Battista Alberti, and Andrea Palladio.

Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia

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Antoni Gaudí
1852 - 1926
HPI: 84.19
Rank: 1
Le Corbusier
1887 - 1965
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 2
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
1598 - 1680
HPI: 79.97
Rank: 3
Imhotep
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 4
Vitruvius
75 BC - 15 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 5
Mimar Sinan
1490 - 1588
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 6
Filippo Brunelleschi
1377 - 1446
HPI: 77.92
Rank: 7
Alvar Aalto
1898 - 1976
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 8
Albert Speer
1905 - 1981
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 9
Donato Bramante
1443 - 1514
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 10
Leon Battista Alberti
1404 - 1472
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 11
Andrea Palladio
1508 - 1580
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 75 BC, Vitruvius ranks 1. After him are Emperor Yuan of Han and Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther. Among people deceased in 15 BC, Vitruvius ranks 1. After him is Lucius Munatius Plancus.