PHOTOGRAPHER

Werner Bischof

1916 - 1954

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Werner Bischof (26 April 1916 – 16 May 1954) was a Swiss photographer and photojournalist. He became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1949, the first new photographer to join its original founders.: 445  Bischof's book Japan (1954) was awarded the Prix Nadar in 1955. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Werner Bischof is the 75th most popular photographer (up from 78th in 2019), the 387th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 388th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Werner Bischof ranks 75 out of 148. Before him are René Burri, Imogen Cunningham, Karl Blossfeldt, Erich Salomon, Karimeh Abbud, and Marc Riboud. After him are William P. Gottlieb, Lennart Nilsson, Berry Berenson, Ansel Adams, Abbas, and Heinrich Zille.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Werner Bischof ranks 150. Before him are Françoise Giroud, Charlie Christian, Rong Yiren, Robert H. Dicke, Julian Rotter, and Adriana Caselotti. After him are Penelope Fitzgerald, José López Rega, Giuseppe Taddei, Jack Arnold, Tatevik Sazandaryan, and Anthony Dawson. Among people deceased in 1954, Werner Bischof ranks 94. Before him are Oswald de Andrade, José Millán-Astray, Thành Thái, Émile Mâle, Vilhelm Buhl, and Henri Laurent. After him are Mikimoto Kōkichi, Mikhail Prishvin, Leonard Eugene Dickson, Hella Wuolijoki, John Lennard-Jones, and Pyotr Leshchenko.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Werner Bischof ranks 387 out of 1,015. Before him are Oliver Neuville (1973), Edgar Schein (1928), Wilhelm His Sr. (1831), Tariq Ramadan (1962), Alois Estermann (1954), and Erhard Loretan (1959). After him are Conrad Grebel (1498), Adolf Ogi (1942), Marcel Pilet-Golaz (1889), Gustav Wiederkehr (1905), Fritz Schär (1926), and Jean Reynier (1771).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Switzerland

Among photographers born in Switzerland, Werner Bischof ranks 2. Before him are René Burri (1933). After him are Gaudenzio Marconi (1841).

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