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Vitruvius

75 BC - 15 BC

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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 2,185,885 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Vitruvius is the 4th most popular architect (up from 5th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Italy (down from 67th 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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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 77

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Vitruvius ranks 4 out of 518. Before him are Antoni Gaudí, Le Corbusier, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. After him are Alvar Aalto, Imhotep, Mimar Sinan, Donato Bramante, Andrea Palladio, Leon Battista Alberti, Khufu, and Albert Speer.

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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.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Vitruvius ranks 74 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Julius II (1443), Sophia Loren (1934), Luciano Pavarotti (1935), Titus (41), and Lucrezia Borgia (1480). After him are Zeno of Elea (-490), Mark Antony (-83), Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (-600), Giotto (1267), Ennio Morricone (1928), and Catherine de' Medici (1519).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Italy

Among architects born in Italy, Vitruvius ranks 2. Before him are Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598). After him are Donato Bramante (1443), Andrea Palladio (1508), Leon Battista Alberti (1404), Renzo Piano (1937), Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507), Michelozzo (1396), Arnolfo di Cambio (1240), Giacomo della Porta (1533), Guarino Guarini (1624), and Giuliano da Sangallo (1445).

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