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Albert Gleizes

1881 - 1953

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Albert Gleizes (French: [albɛʁ ɡlɛz]; 8 December 1881 – 23 June 1953) was a French artist, theoretician, philosopher, a self-proclaimed founder of Cubism and an influence on the School of Paris. Albert Gleizes and Jean Metzinger wrote the first major treatise on Cubism, Du "Cubisme", 1912. Gleizes was a founding member of the Section d'Or group of artists. He was also a member of Der Sturm, and his many theoretical writings were originally most appreciated in Germany, where especially at the Bauhaus his ideas were given thoughtful consideration. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Gleizes is the 2,126th most popular writer (down from 1,801st in 2019), the 2,395th most popular biography from France (down from 2,053rd in 2019) and the 298th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Albert Gleizes ranks 2,126 out of 7,302. Before him are Robin Sharma, Marcel Reich-Ranicki, William Steig, Barbara von Krüdener, Albert Memmi, and Eugenio Barba. After him are Adnan Oktar, Lewis Mumford, Anyte of Tegea, Harold Bloom, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, and Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti.

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Among people born in 1881, Albert Gleizes ranks 82. Before him are H. H. Kung, Sergey Kamenev, Tommy Burns, Adolfo de la Huerta, Hans Wilsdorf, and Hermann Ehrhardt. After him are Ernst Gräfenberg, Titus Brandsma, Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Väinö Tanner, Eugène Schueller, and Juliusz Rómmel. Among people deceased in 1953, Albert Gleizes ranks 60. Before him are Jacques Thibaud, Jim Lightbody, Syama Prasad Mukherjee, Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Sergey Belyavsky, and Elsa Beskow. After him are Julian Tuwim, Francesco Saverio Nitti, Nikolaos Plastiras, Ernst Reuter, René Fonck, and Chōjun Miyagi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Albert Gleizes ranks 2,395 out of 6,770. Before him are Otto, Duke of Burgundy (945), Jean Delannoy (1908), Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval (1851), Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1673), Augustin Thierry (1795), and Henri Breuil (1877). After him are Dominique Vandamme (1770), Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano (1763), Ferdinand Hérold (1791), Gonzalo Higuaín (1987), Francis Garnier (1839), and Guillaume Canet (1973).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Albert Gleizes ranks 298. Before him are Pierre Plantard (1920), François Hotman (1524), Menasseh Ben Israel (1604), Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786), Thomas Merton (1915), and Benoît de Sainte-Maure (1154). After him are Paul Hazard (1878), Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens (1704), Étienne Jodelle (1532), Yvan Goll (1891), Roger Peyrefitte (1907), and Philippe Sollers (1936).

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