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László Moholy-Nagy

1895 - 1946

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László Moholy-Nagy (; Hungarian: [ˈlaːsloː ˈmoholiˌnɒɟ]; born László Weisz; July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Hungarian painter and photographer as well as a professor in the Bauhaus school. He was highly influenced by constructivism and a strong advocate of the integration of technology and industry into the arts. The art critic Peter Schjeldahl called him "relentlessly experimental" because of his pioneering work in painting, drawing, photography, collage, sculpture, film, theater, and writing. He also worked collaboratively with other artists, including his first wife Lucia Moholy, Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, and Herbert Bayer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. László Moholy-Nagy is the 14th most popular designer (down from 13th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 62nd in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Designer.

László Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian painter and photographer who was most famous for his contributions to the Bauhaus school.

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Among designers, László Moholy-Nagy ranks 14 out of 104. Before him are Hugo Boss, William Morris, Aldus Manutius, Paco Rabanne, Giorgetto Giugiaro, and Gerrit Rietveld. After him are Valentino, Michael Thonet, René Lalique, Miuccia Prada, Nina Ricci, and Georg Elser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, László Moholy-Nagy ranks 44. Before him are Igor Tamm, Khorloogiin Choibalsan, Rudolph Valentino, Folke Bernadotte, Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia, and Vladimir Propp. After him are Wilhelm Burgdorf, Vasily Blokhin, Oskar Dirlewanger, Stanley Rous, Jürgen Stroop, and Richard Barthelmess. Among people deceased in 1946, László Moholy-Nagy ranks 33. Before him are Gilbert N. Lewis, James Jeans, Ananda Mahidol, Karl Hermann Frank, Andrey Vlasov, and Kurt Daluege. After him are Wilhelm Marx, Tomoyuki Yamashita, Empress Wanrong, Felix Hoffmann, Henry Morgenthau Sr., and Milan Nedić.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, László Moholy-Nagy ranks 79 out of 1,077. Before him are Géza II of Hungary (1130), Katalin Karikó (1955), Béla II of Hungary (1108), Elizabeth of Bosnia (1340), Stephen II of Hungary (1101), and Andrew I of Hungary (1010). After him are Péter Erdő (1952), Solomon, King of Hungary (1053), Ferenc Molnár (1878), Kinga of Poland (1224), István Sándorfi (1948), and Stephen III of Hungary (1147).

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Among designers born in Hungary, László Moholy-Nagy ranks 1. 

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