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Ernő Goldfinger

1902 - 1987

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Ernő Goldfinger (11 September 1902 – 15 November 1987) was a Hungarian-born British architect and furniture designer. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1930s, and became a key member of the Modernist architectural movement. He is most prominently remembered for designing residential tower blocks, some of which are now listed buildings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernő Goldfinger is the 428th most popular architect (up from 481st in 2019), the 575th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 721st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Hungarian Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Ernő Goldfinger ranks 428 out of 518. Before him are Enric Miralles, Ventura Rodríguez, Hermann Bollé, Momik, Alessandro Antonelli, and Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah. After him are Toros Toramanian, Massimiliano Fuksas, James of Saint George, Wivi Lönn, Josef Gočár, and Friedrich Ludwig Persius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Ernő Goldfinger ranks 248. Before him are Johan Borgen, Myrtle Cook, Josef von Báky, Alexander Abusch, Otto Winzer, and Giuseppe Lepori. After him are Leopold Lindtberg, Bobby Jones, Sigizmund Levanevsky, Laurent Grimmonprez, Will Geer, and Arno Arthur Wachmann. Among people deceased in 1987, Ernő Goldfinger ranks 184. Before him are Paul Martin, Paul Butterfield, C. L. Moore, Robert Preston, Henk Badings, and Heðin Brú. After him are Igor Newerly, Roderich Menzel, Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, Igor Ilyinsky, Ivan Ivanov-Vano, and Alexandru Borbely.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ernő Goldfinger ranks 575 out of 1,077. Before him are Erzsébet Schaár (1905), István Kozma (1939), András Székely (1909), Gábor Delneky (1932), László Bálint (1948), and Ileana Silai (1941). After him are István Tóth (1951), Tibor Kemény (1913), Andreas Alföldi (1895), András Balczó (1938), Tibor Csernai (1938), and Sigmund Romberg (1887).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Hungary

Among architects born in Hungary, Ernő Goldfinger ranks 8. Before him are Ödön Lechner (1845), Imre Steindl (1839), Miklós Ybl (1814), Sándor Tarics (1913), Lipót Baumhorn (1860), and Imre Makovecz (1935).

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