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Lennart Nilsson

1922 - 2017

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Lennart Nilsson (24 August 1922 – 28 January 2017) was a Swedish photographer noted for his photographs of human embryos and other medical subjects once considered unphotographable, and more generally for his extreme macro photography. He was also considered to be among Sweden’s first modern photojournalists. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lennart Nilsson is the 77th most popular photographer (up from 85th in 2019), the 550th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 569th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Lennart Nilsson ranks 77 out of 148. Before her are Karl Blossfeldt, Erich Salomon, Karimeh Abbud, Marc Riboud, Werner Bischof, and William P. Gottlieb. After her are Berry Berenson, Ansel Adams, Abbas, Heinrich Zille, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, and Boris Mikhailov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Lennart Nilsson ranks 230. Before her are Vladimir Etush, Micheline Ostermeyer, Sabino Barinaga, Tom Finney, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, and Pio Laghi. After her are Dorothy Dandridge, Chairil Anwar, Joseph Mermans, Gerda Steinhoff, Richard Kiley, and Carmen McRae. Among people deceased in 2017, Lennart Nilsson ranks 260. Before her are Armando Calderón Sol, Georgy Grechko, Daphne Caruana Galizia, Attilio Nicora, Angry Grandpa, and Ed Lee. After her are Ludmila Belousova, Kim Young-ae, Alois Mock, Octavio Lepage, Spencer Johnson, and Shyama.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Lennart Nilsson ranks 550 out of 1,879. Before her are Knut Ångström (1857), Olle Hellbom (1925), Otto Andersson (1910), Janet Ågren (1949), Bo Johansson (1942), and Lea Ahlborn (1826). After her are Karin Bergöö Larsson (1859), Lena Philipsson (1966), Ricky Bruch (1946), Lennart Bergelin (1925), Björn Skifs (1947), and Bengt Danielsson (1921).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Sweden

Among photographers born in Sweden, Lennart Nilsson ranks 1. After her are Bertha Valerius (1824).

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