Hans van der Laan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans van der Laan

Dutch architect

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1904

Place of Birth: Leiden, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 19-Aug-1991

Profession: architect

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Dom Hans van der Laan (29 December 1904 – 19 August 1991) was a Dutch Benedictine monk and architect. He was a leading figure in the Bossche School.
His theories on numerical ratios in architecture, in particular regarding the plastic number, were very influential.
He may be regarded as intellectually related to the second generation of "De Groep".