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Rudolf von Laban

1879 - 1958

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Rudolf (von) Laban, also known as Rudolph von Laban (Hungarian: Lábán Rudolf; 15 December 1879 – 1 July 1958), was an Austro-Hungarian dance artist, choreographer, and movement theorist. He is considered a "founding father of expressionist dance" and a pioneer of modern dance. His theoretical innovations included Laban movement analysis (a way of documenting human movement) and Labanotation (a movement notation system), which paved the way for further developments in dance notation and movement analysis. He initiated one of the main approaches to dance therapy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf von Laban is the 2,053rd most popular politician (down from 1,695th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 10th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Slovak Politician.

Rudolf von Laban is most famous for his work in the field of dance. He developed Labanotation, a system of notating choreography.

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Among politicians, Rudolf von Laban ranks 2,053 out of 19,576. Before him are Rudolph of France, Shennong, Fulk, King of Jerusalem, Hans Fritzsche, D. F. Malan, and Álmos. After him are Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, John II of Castile, Benazir Bhutto, Prince Marko, Rodion Malinovsky, and Antiochus I Theos of Commagene.

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Among people born in 1879, Rudolf von Laban ranks 17. Before him are Margaret Sanger, Emiliano Zapata, Symon Petliura, Alma Mahler, Milutin Milanković, and Hans Luther. After him are Francis Picabia, Ottorino Respighi, Ramana Maharshi, An Jung-geun, Italo Gariboldi, and Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted. Among people deceased in 1958, Rudolf von Laban ranks 16. Before him are Clinton Davisson, Ernest Lawrence, John B. Watson, Abul Kalam Azad, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Milutin Milanković. After him are Juan Ramón Jiménez, Maurice Gamelin, Lion Feuchtwanger, G. E. Moore, Georges Rouault, and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Rudolf von Laban ranks 12 out of 418. Before him are Gustáv Husák (1913), Francis II Rákóczi (1676), Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778), Ferenc Szálasi (1897), Robert Fico (1964), and Béla I of Hungary (1016). After him are Ivan Gašparovič (1941), Juraj Jánošík (1688), Tibor Sekelj (1912), Pavel Jozef Šafárik (1795), Maurice Benyovszky (1746), and Vladimír Mečiar (1942).

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Among POLITICIANS In Slovakia

Among politicians born in Slovakia, Rudolf von Laban ranks 9. Before him are Jozef Tiso (1887), Gustáv Husák (1913), Francis II Rákóczi (1676), Ferenc Szálasi (1897), Robert Fico (1964), and Béla I of Hungary (1016). After him are Ivan Gašparovič (1941), Juraj Jánošík (1688), Vladimír Mečiar (1942), Vojtech Tuka (1880), Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880), and Pribina (800).

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