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Mariano Fortuny

1871 - 1949

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Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (Catalan: Marià Fortuny i de Madrazo, pronounced [məɾiˈa fuɾˈtuɲ i ðə məˈðɾaθu]; 11 May 1871 – 3 May 1949) was a Spanish polymath, artist, inventor and fashion designer who opened his couture house in 1906 and continued until 1946. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mariano Fortuny has received more than 15,658 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Mariano Fortuny is the 39th most popular designer (up from 42nd in 2019), the 677th most popular biography from Spain (up from 702nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Designer.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Mariano Fortuny ranks 39 out of 104. Before him are Salvatore Ferragamo, Giambattista Bodoni, Josiah Wedgwood, Alexander McQueen, Beau Brummell, and Jeanne Lanvin. After him are Adrian Frutiger, Andokides painter, Jimmy Choo, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., Betsy Ross, and Otl Aicher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Mariano Fortuny ranks 46. Before him are Fedor Tokarev, Christian Morgenstern, Stephen Crane, Doppo Kunikida, Jovan Dučić, and Ovide Decroly. After him are Cesare Mori, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Camille Huysmans, Guillermo Kahlo, Wilhelm Stenhammar, and Fritz Hofmann. Among people deceased in 1949, Mariano Fortuny ranks 54. Before him are Prince Harald of Denmark, Hans Pfitzner, Vítězslav Novák, Vasily Degtyaryov, Alice Bailey, and Walter Buch. After him are Wilhelm Adam, Jacques Copeau, Otto Wächter, Ginette Neveu, Maria Cebotari, and Vladimir Nazor.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Mariano Fortuny ranks 677 out of 3,355. Before him are Luis Molowny (1925), Luis de Morales (1509), José Antonio Aguirre (1904), Josefa de Óbidos (1630), Rafael Casanova (1660), and Andrés Gimeno (1937). After him are José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell (1920), Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560), Lucius Licinius Sura (40), Muniadona of Castile (995), Aioulf (400), and Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489).

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Among DESIGNERS In Spain

Among designers born in Spain, Mariano Fortuny ranks 3. Before him are Paco Rabanne (1934), and Manolo Blahnik (1942).

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