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Josef Hoffmann
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Austrian architect and product designer (1870-1956)
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Josef Hoffmann was an Austrian architect, designer, teacher, and sculptor. He was a member of the Vienna Secession and the Deutscher Werkbund. His notable works include the Sanatorium Purkersdorf and the Stoclet Palace. Hoffmann received the Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille. He was educated at the University of Vienna and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
Born in Brtnice, Hoffmann died in Vienna. He is buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery. His works are held in collections including the Belvedere, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Students of his included Naum Slutzky and Otto Prutscher.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1870-12-15 ) 15 December 1870, Brtnice , Moravia , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 7 May 1956 (1956-05-07) (aged 85), Vienna , Austria
- Occupation
- Architect
- Children
- Wolfgang Hoffmann
- Buildings
- Sanatorium Purkersdorf , Stoclet Palace , Ast Residence, Skywa-Primavesi Residence
- Projects
- Wiener Werkstätte
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hoffmann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of death
- Vídeň
- Occupation
- interior designer
- Educated at
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Languages spoken
- German
- Notable work
- Stoclet Palace
- Student of
- Karl von Hasenauer
- Field of work
- applied arts
- Image
- Josef-Hoffmann.jpg
- Work location
- Brtnice
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- place of burial
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- Commons category
- Josef Hoffmann
- date of birth
- 1870-01-01
- date of death
- 1956-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Josef Hoffmann
- member of
- Vienna Secession
- Commons gallery
- Josef Hoffmann
- has works in the collection
- Kunstmuseum Den Haag
- name in native language
- Josef Hoffmann
- affiliation
- Wiener Werkstätte
- described at URL
- arch-pavouk.cz/index.php/architekti/99-hoffmann-josef
- partner in business or sport
- Joseph Maria Olbrich
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Encyclopedic overview
Josef Hoffmann (15 December 1870 – 7 May 1956) was an Austrian-Moravian architect and designer. He was among the founders of Vienna Secession and co-establisher of the Wiener Werkstätte. His most famous architectural work is the Stoclet Palace, in Brussels, (1905–1911) a pioneering work of Modern Architecture, Art Deco and peak of Vienna Secession architecture.
Biography
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