El Lissitzky
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El Lissitzky was born on November 10, 1890, in Pochinok[1] and died on December 30, 1941, in Moscow[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. He was married to Sophie Lissitzky-Küppers[10], and they had a child named Jen Lissitzky[10]. He received his education at the Riga Technical University and the Technical University of Darmstadt.
Professionally, he worked as a painter, architect, graphic designer, photographer, type designer, and teacher[11][9][12][13]. His work spanned the fields of visual arts, architecture, fine-art photography, and the avant-garde[14]. He is associated with the genres of Suprematism and Constructivism.
El Lissitzky
Summary
El Lissitzky is a human[1]. He was born in Pochinok[2]. He was born on November 10, 1890[3]. He passed away in Moscow[4]. He died on December 30, 1941[5]. He worked as a painter[6], architect[7], graphic designer[8], photographer[9], and type designer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (796 views/month, #7,060 of 1,000,298).[11]
Key Facts
- Born in Pochinok[2], El Lissitzky…
- El Lissitzky passed away in Moscow[4].
- El Lissitzky was born on November 10, 1890[3].
- El Lissitzky was born on November 23, 1890[12].
- El Lissitzky died on December 30, 1941[5].
- Burial took place at Donskoe cemetery[13].
- El Lissitzky was married to Sophie Lissitzky-Küppers[14].
- A child of El Lissitzky was Jen Lissitzky[15].
- El Lissitzky held citizenship in Russian Empire[16].
- El Lissitzky held citizenship in Soviet Union[17].
- Russian was El Lissitzky's native language[18].
- El Lissitzky's professions included painter[6].
- El Lissitzky worked as an architect[7].
- El Lissitzky's professions included graphic designer[8].
- El Lissitzky's professions included photographer[9].
- El Lissitzky's professions included type designer[10].
- El Lissitzky worked as a teacher[19].
- El Lissitzky's field of work was visual arts[20].
- El Lissitzky's field of work was architecture[21].
- El Lissitzky's field of work was fine-art photography[22].
- El Lissitzky's field of work was avant-garde[23].
- El Lissitzky's education included a stint at Riga Technical University[24].
- El Lissitzky was educated at Technical University of Darmstadt[25].
- El Lissitzky is recorded as male[26].
- El Lissitzky's instance of is recorded as human[27].
Product Details
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Type: Person[28]
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Country: RU[29]
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Began / founded: 1890-11-22[30]
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Ended / dissolved: 1941-12-30[31]
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MusicBrainz ID: 9a2235a1-3af0-48d8-a464-a4ceb874af86[32]
Body
Origins and Family
El Lissitzky was born in Pochinok[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 10, 1890[3] and November 23, 1890[12]. Russian was his native language[18].
Education
Educated at Riga Technical University[24], a public university[33], in Latvia[34], founded in 1958[35], headquartered in Riga[36] and Technical University of Darmstadt[25], a public university[37], in Germany[38], founded in 1877[39].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include painter[6], architect[7], graphic designer[8], photographer[9], type designer[10], and teacher[19]. Fields of work include visual arts[20], a type of arts[40]; architecture[21], an academic discipline[41]; fine-art photography[22], a photography genre[42]; and avant-garde[23], an art movement[43].
Personal Life
El Lissitzky was married to Sophie Lissitzky-Küppers[14]. A child of him was Jen Lissitzky[15].
Death and Burial
El Lissitzky died on December 30, 1941[5]. He passed away in Moscow[4]. The cause of death was tuberculosis[44]. Burial took place at Donskoe cemetery[13].
Why It Matters
El Lissitzky ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (796 views/month, #7,060 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 110 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
FAQs
Where was El Lissitzky born?
El Lissitzky's place of birth was Pochinok[2].
Where did El Lissitzky die?
El Lissitzky died in Moscow[4].
Who was El Lissitzky married to?
El Lissitzky's spouses include Sophie Lissitzky-Küppers[14].
What did El Lissitzky do for work?
El Lissitzky worked as painter[6], architect[7], graphic designer[8], photographer[9], and type designer[10].
Where did El Lissitzky go to school?
El Lissitzky was educated at Riga Technical University[24] and Technical University of Darmstadt[25].