PHOTOGRAPHER

Lewis Hine

1874 - 1940

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Lewis Wickes Hine (September 26, 1874 – November 3, 1940) was an American sociologist and muckraker photographer. His photographs taken during times such as the Progressive Era and the Great Depression captured young children working in harsh conditions, playing a role in bringing about the passage of the first child labor laws in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lewis Hine is the 42nd most popular photographer (down from 35th in 2019), the 3,261st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,586th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Lewis Hine ranks 42 out of 148. Before him are Sophie Calle, Napoleon Sarony, Peter Lindbergh, Astrid Kirchherr, David Bailey, and Berenice Abbott. After him are Andreas Gursky, Jan Saudek, Philippe Halsman, Daidō Moriyama, Inge Morath, and Gisèle Freund.

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Among people born in 1874, Lewis Hine ranks 79. Before him are Mary Ann Bevan, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Isaac Carasso, Avgustyn Voloshyn, Nicola Canali, and Paul Wegener. After him are Max Dvořák, Johan Gunnar Andersson, Joseph Klausner, Huang Xing, Nikolai Korotkov, and Oskar Nedbal. Among people deceased in 1940, Lewis Hine ranks 76. Before him are Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, Alfred Loisy, Ivane Javakhishvili, Thomas Heath, Olga Boznańska, and Anton Hansen Tammsaare. After him are José Félix Estigarribia, Alfred Fowler, Udham Singh, K. B. Hedgewar, Madeleine Astor, and Cai Yuanpei.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lewis Hine ranks 3,261 out of 20,380. Before him are Lindsey Graham (1955), John Ashton (1948), Rip Torn (1931), Peter Coyote (1941), Frank Chapman (1864), and Erroll Garner (1923). After him are Peter Navarro (1949), Shera Danese (1949), Joan Cusack (1962), Bruce Campbell (1958), David Blaine (1973), and Amadeo Giannini (1870).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States

Among photographers born in United States, Lewis Hine ranks 12. Before him are Irving Penn (1917), Carl Van Vechten (1880), Nan Goldin (1953), William Klein (1928), Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), and Berenice Abbott (1898). After him are Edward Weston (1886), Paul Strand (1890), Sean Flynn (1941), Wilson Bentley (1865), Herb Ritts (1952), and Gertrude Käsebier (1852).

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