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Émile Gallé

1846 - 1904

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Émile Gallé (French pronunciation: [emil ɡale]; 4 May 1846 in Nancy – 23 September 1904 in Nancy) was a French artist and designer who worked in glass, and is considered to be one of the major innovators in the French Art Nouveau movement. He was noted for his designs of Art Nouveau glass art and Art Nouveau furniture, and was a founder of the École de Nancy or Nancy School, a movement of design in the city of Nancy, France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Émile Gallé is the 27th most popular artist, the 1,178th most popular biography from France (up from 1,186th in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Artist.

Émile Gallé is most famous for his work with glass. He is credited with the invention of the modern style of glass-blowing and was one of the first to use glass as a sculptural medium.

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Among artists, Émile Gallé ranks 27 out of 125. Before him are David Hockney, Keith Haring, Kurt Schwitters, Akira Yoshizawa, Banksy, and Josef Albers. After him are Onfim, Edward Burne-Jones, Ai Weiwei, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Bernt Notke, and Barnett Newman.

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Among people born in 1846, Émile Gallé ranks 16. Before him are Wladimir Köppen, Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche, Edward Charles Pickering, and Gaston Maspero. After him are Eusebi Güell, Nectarios of Aegina, Anna Dostoevskaya, Tokugawa Iemochi, Karl von Bülow, and G. Stanley Hall. Among people deceased in 1904, Émile Gallé ranks 20. Before him are Henri Fantin-Latour, Abai Qunanbaiuly, Vasily Vereshchagin, Stepan Makarov, Paul Kruger, and George, King of Saxony. After him are Lafcadio Hearn, Eduard Hanslick, Étienne-Jules Marey, Vladimir Markovnikov, Sami Frashëri, and Norodom of Cambodia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Émile Gallé ranks 1,178 out of 6,770. Before him are Kylian Mbappé (1998), Jean-Charles Pichegru (1761), Marie Louise Gonzaga (1611), Desireless (1952), Nicolas Chamfort (1741), and Clément Marot (1495). After him are Jean Todt (1946), Alice Guy-Blaché (1873), Richard III, Duke of Normandy (1001), Alain Touraine (1925), Madeleine de Scudéry (1607), and Jean Gerson (1363).

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Among ARTISTS In France

Among artists born in France, Émile Gallé ranks 4. Before him are Marcel Duchamp (1887), Jean Arp (1886), and Yves Klein (1928). After him are André Charles Boulle (1642), Nicholas of Verdun (1130), and Annette Messager (1943).

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