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Igor Mitoraj

1944 - 2014

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Igor Mitoraj (Polish pronunciation: [ˈiɡɔr miˈtɔraj]; 26 March 1944 – 6 October 2014), born Jerzy Makina, was a Polish artist and monumental sculptor. Known for his fragmented sculptures of the human body often created as large-scale installations in public places. His work is internationally exhibited, mainly in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Igor Mitoraj is the 83rd most popular sculptor (up from 89th in 2019), the 2,131st most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,143rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Igor Mitoraj ranks 83 out of 258. Before him are Andrea Sansovino, Anna Mahler, Nicolas Coustou, Jean Goujon, Leone Leoni, and César Baldaccini. After him are François Duquesnoy, Jean de Chelles, Calamis, Nanni di Banco, Yaacov Agam, and Stefano Maderno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Igor Mitoraj ranks 209. Before him are Yoshitada Yamaguchi, Johnny Winter, Teri Garr, Jacques Doillon, Ian Wilmut, and Oleg Yankovsky. After him are Michel Polnareff, Jim Abrahams, Bernard Tschumi, Rocky Johnson, Péter Eötvös, and Steve Fossett. Among people deceased in 2014, Igor Mitoraj ranks 111. Before him are Sabah, Elizabeth Peña, Johnny Winter, Marina Ginestà, Björn Waldegård, and Andrea de Cesaris. After him are Jimmy Ellis, Malcolm Glazer, Chespirito, Huber Matos, Tommy Ramone, and Ralph Waite.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Igor Mitoraj ranks 2,132 out of 7,253. Before him are Ludwig Uhland (1787), Gustaf Gründgens (1899), Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (1797), Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin (1891), Hans Globke (1898), and Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben (1744). After him are Klaus Kinkel (1936), Helmold (1120), Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1536), Ami Boué (1794), John A. Roebling (1806), and Princess Elisabeth of Prussia (1815).

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Among SCULPTORS In Germany

Among sculptors born in Germany, Igor Mitoraj ranks 5. Before him are Eva Hesse (1936), Veit Stoss (1450), Tilman Riemenschneider (1460), and Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736). After him are Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764), Adolf von Hildebrand (1847), Christian Daniel Rauch (1777), Adam Kraft (1450), Rebecca Horn (1944), Hans Multscher (1400), and Clara Westhoff (1878).

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