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Also known as Josef (1870) Hoffmann, Josef Franz Maria Hoffmann, Josef Hoffman, Joseph Franz Maria Hoffmann, Joseph Hoffmann, Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956), Quadratl-Hoffmann

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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Person · Open Library

Born
1870
Died
1956
Works
21

Top works

  • Austria
  • Die Hirtenflöte
  • Rom, 1911
  • Josef Hoffmann zum sechzigsten Geburtstag, 15. Dezember 1930
  • Josef Hoffmann, architect and designer, 1870-1956

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1951-03-26
german

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
8,711
Total plays
40,341

Tags

pianoclassical pianoClassicalClassical pianistclassical music

Józef Kazimierz Hofmann (born January 20, 1876 in Kraków, Austria-Hungary; died February 16, 1957 in Los Angeles), was a Polish-American virtuoso pianist and composer. Many connoisseurs consider him one of the greatest pianists of all time.[1] He was a child prodigy who played a long series of sensationally received concerts throughout Europe and Scandinavia at the age of ten, culminating with a series of concerts in America in late 1887 and early 1888 at which he became a media celebrity. <a h

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Academic profile · OpenAlex

6h-index
Works
33
Cited by
384

Research areas

MedicineIndex (typography)Internal medicineComputer sciencePsychology

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Quotes

  • Our aim is to create an island of tranquility in our own country which, amid the joyful hum of arts and crafts, would be welcome to anyone who professes faith in Ruskin and Morris.

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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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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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