Original: Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, who chose to be known as Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and also painter, who is famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called Modern architecture or the International Style.
Simplified: Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris (birth name), (October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965), known by the popular name of Le Corbusier, was an architect and writer born in Switzerland.