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Gerrit Rietveld

Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect, designed the Rietveld Schröder House (died 1964)

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Born
June 24, 1888
Died
June 25, 1964
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1888

About Gerrit Rietveld

Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect, designed the Rietveld Schröder House (died 1964) Rietveld had his first retrospective exhibition devoted to his architectural work at the Central Museum, Utrecht, in 1958. His involvement in the Schröder House exerted a strong influence on Truus' daughter, Han Schröder, who became one of the first female architects in the Netherlands. Rietveld broke with De Stijl in 1928 and became associated with a more functionalist style of architecture, known as either Nieuwe Zakelijkheid or Nieuwe Bouwen. His son Wim Rietveld also became a renowned industrial designer.

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Gerrit Rietveld timeline

  1. Rietveld broke with De Stijl in 1928 and became associated with a more functionalist style of architecture, known as either Nieuwe Zakelijkheid or Nieuwe Bouwen.
  2. Rietveld had his first retrospective exhibition devoted to his architectural work at the Central Museum, Utrecht, in 1958.

The world when Gerrit Rietveld was born

Gerrit Rietveld was born in 1888. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Blizzard of 1888 paralyzes US East Coast
  • Technology milestoneKodak box camera — "You press the button, we do the rest"
  • Defining fadKodak camera craze
  • World population~1.48B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population57.6M

1888 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gerrit Rietveld's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18882026
Population57.6M341 million

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