Jan Wils, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Wils

Dutch architect

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1891

Place of Birth: Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 11-Feb-1972

Profession: architect

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Jan Wils (22 February 1891 – 11 February 1972) was a Dutch architect. He was born in Alkmaar and died in Voorburg. Wils was one of the founding members of the De Stijl movement, which also included artists as Piet Mondrian, Theo van Doesburg and Gerrit Rietveld. Among other works, Wils designed the Olympic Stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
His design was also entered in the Olympic art competition, and won the gold medal.
he also designed the Papaverhof housing complex, now a Rijksmonument (Dutch national heritage site).