Which famous people have you outlived?

Jan Bouman

Dutch architect

Died when: 70 years 9 days (840 months)
Star Sign: Virgo

 

Jan Bouman

Jan Bouman (28 August 1706, in Amsterdam – 6 September 1776, in Berlin) was a Dutch architect, mainly notable for his work as designer and general contractor on the Dutch Quarter in Potsdam by order of Frederick William I of Prussia.

He designed its canals and squares along with Potsdam's Berlin Gate and town hall, the latter influenced by the Royal Palace of Amsterdam.


Related People

Gerrit van Arkel
Dutch architect
Pierre Cuypers
Dutch architect
This content was extracted from Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License