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Mariano Fortuny

1871 - 1949

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Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (Catalan: Marià Fortuny i de Madrazo, pronounced [məɾiˈa fuɾˈtuɲ i ðə məˈðɾaθu]; 11 May 1871 – 3 May 1949) was a Spanish polymath, artist, inventor and fashion designer who opened his couture house in 1906 and continued until 1946. He was the son of the painter Mariano Fortuny y Marsal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mariano Fortuny is the 41st most popular designer (down from 39th in 2019), the 701st most popular biography from Spain (down from 677th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Mariano Fortuny ranks 41 out of 104. Before him are Claude Garamond, Beau Brummell, Jeanne Lanvin, Andokides painter, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Giambattista Bodoni. After him are Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., Alexander McQueen, Margarete Steiff, Luigi Colani, Otl Aicher, and Eiko Ishioka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Mariano Fortuny ranks 54. Before him are Guillermo Kahlo, John Sloan, Fedor Tokarev, Erich von Tschermak, Jovan Dučić, and Giuseppe Motta. After him are Ovide Decroly, Benjamin I of Constantinople, Hermann Abert, Cesare Mori, Gustavs Zemgals, and Camille Huysmans. Among people deceased in 1949, Mariano Fortuny ranks 64. Before him are Infanta Blanca of Spain, Momčilo Tapavica, Walter Buch, Hanns Albin Rauter, Alfred J. Lotka, and Maria Cebotari. After him are Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria, Jacques Copeau, Alexey Shchusev, Vladimir Nazor, Lead Belly, and Erich von Drygalski.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Mariano Fortuny ranks 701 out of 3,355. Before him are Antonio de la Cruz (1947), Eulogius of Córdoba (810), Juan de Homedes (1477), María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba (1762), Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460), and Abd al-Rahman IV (1000). After him are Muhammad III of Córdoba (976), Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada (1500), Francisco de Montejo (1479), Agila I (null), Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859), and Jaume Cabré (1947).

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Among DESIGNERS In Spain

Among designers born in Spain, Mariano Fortuny ranks 3. Before him are Paco Rabanne (1934), and Manolo Blahnik (1942).

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