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Alfred Stieglitz

1864 - 1946

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Alfred Stieglitz (; January 1, 1864 – July 13, 1946) was an American photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over his 50-year career in making photography an accepted art form. In addition to his photography, Stieglitz was known for the New York art galleries that he ran in the early part of the 20th century, where he introduced many avant-garde European artists to the U.S. He was married to painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Stieglitz is the 22nd most popular photographer (down from 21st in 2019), the 2,250th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,713th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Alfred Stieglitz ranks 22 out of 148. Before him are Wilhelm von Gloeden, Yousuf Karsh, Nobuyoshi Araki, Elliott Erwitt, Gunter Sachs, and Diane Arbus. After him are Josef Koudelka, Richard Avedon, August Sander, Irving Penn, André Kertész, and Carl Van Vechten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Alfred Stieglitz ranks 56. Before him are Qi Baishi, Hermann Weingärtner, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, Joseph Bédier, Carl Correns, and Henri de Régnier. After him are Roman Dmowski, Robert Grant Aitken, Mizzi Kaspar, Ahmed Izzet Pasha, Robert E. Park, and Hedwiga Rosenbaumová. Among people deceased in 1946, Alfred Stieglitz ranks 61. Before him are Othenio Abel, Shefqet Vërlaci, Willi Herold, Masaharu Homma, Miroslav Filipović, and Hisaichi Terauchi. After him are Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Per Albin Hansson, Louis Slotin, Henry Bergman, Yōsuke Matsuoka, and Henri Gouraud.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alfred Stieglitz ranks 2,250 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Bell (1919), H. Robert Horvitz (1947), Cindy Crawford (1966), Don Budge (1915), Jerry Stiller (1927), and Hunter S. Thompson (1937). After him are Joe Lynn Turner (1951), Clarissa Pinkola Estés (1945), Roger Myerson (1951), Harvey Milk (1930), James Earl Ray (1928), and Ralph Macchio (1961).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States

Among photographers born in United States, Alfred Stieglitz ranks 4. Before him are Vivian Maier (1926), Annie Leibovitz (1949), and Diane Arbus (1923). After him are Richard Avedon (1923), Irving Penn (1917), Carl Van Vechten (1880), Nan Goldin (1953), William Klein (1928), Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), Berenice Abbott (1898), and Lewis Hine (1874).

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