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Josef Frank

1885 - 1967

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Josef Frank (Austrian German: [fraŋk]; 15 July 1885 – 8 January 1967) was an Austrian and later Swedish, architect, artist, and designer. Together with Oskar Strnad, he created the Vienna School of Architecture, and its concept of Modern houses, housing and interiors. After leaving Austria due to rising antisemitism, Josef Frank started working at Swedish interior design store Svenskt Tenn in 1934, where he became a key figure in shaping the company's design identity. He is today considered one of the most important Swedish designers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josef Frank is the 265th most popular architect (down from 250th in 2019), the 573rd most popular biography from Austria (down from 549th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Austrian Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Josef Frank ranks 265 out of 518. Before him are Yan Liben, Adolphe Appia, Gae Aulenti, Bogdan Bogdanović, Édouard André, and Kazuyo Sejima. After him are Aldo van Eyck, Tony Garnier, Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, William Kent, László Hudec, and Miklós Ybl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Josef Frank ranks 107. Before him are Antonio Bacci, Frank Knight, Leó Weiner, Louise Bryant, Dorando Pietri, and Alexander Shliapnikov. After him are Mineichi Koga, Anton Flettner, John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, Henri Laurens, Francisco Bru, and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. Among people deceased in 1967, Josef Frank ranks 122. Before him are Geraldine Farrar, Alice B. Toklas, Pavlo Tychyna, Greta Schröder, Varian Fry, and Sydir Kovpak. After him are André-Louis Danjon, Abelardo L. Rodríguez, Julio Baghy, Isaac Deutscher, Richard Ruoff, and Enrico Dante.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Josef Frank ranks 573 out of 1,424. Before him are Fritz Machlup (1902), Barbara Valentin (1940), Antun Augustinčić (1900), Clemens von Pirquet (1874), Werner Faymann (1960), and Viktor Klima (1947). After him are Pauline von Metternich (1836), Gerhard Hanappi (1929), Rudolf Spielmann (1883), Hans Hermann Groër (1919), Ernst Stojaspal (1925), and Wolf Huber (1485).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Austria

Among architects born in Austria, Josef Frank ranks 10. Before him are Hans Hollein (1934), Ettore Sottsass (1917), Camillo Sitte (1843), Richard Neutra (1892), Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897), and Ferdinand Fellner (1847). After him are Jakob Prandtauer (1660), Heinrich von Ferstel (1828), Christopher Alexander (1936), Mihály Pollack (1773), Clemens Holzmeister (1886), and Baron Karl von Hasenauer (1833).

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