PHOTOGRAPHER

René Burri

1933 - 2014

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René Burri (9 April 1933 – 20 October 2014) was a Swiss photographer. Burri was a member of Magnum Photos and photographed major political, historical and cultural events and key figures of the second half of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of René Burri has received more than 72,434 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. René Burri is the 80th most popular photographer (down from 60th in 2019), the 389th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 298th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Photographer.

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  • 72k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, René Burri ranks 80 out of 148. Before him are Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Guy Bourdin, Karl Blossfeldt, Paolo Monti, Werner Bischof, and Weegee. After him are Lothar Wolleh, William Eggleston, Marc Riboud, Alexandre Michon, Lennart Nilsson, and Albert Renger-Patzsch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, René Burri ranks 262. Before him are Mildred McDaniel, Ivan Passer, Mark Zakharov, José Faria, Petra Schürmann, and Frank Gorshin. After him are Zelda Rubinstein, Shigeo Yaegashi, Constance Towers, James Rosenquist, Sam Jones, and William Smith. Among people deceased in 2014, René Burri ranks 211. Before him are Dave Legeno, José Emilio Pacheco, Simin Behbahani, Said Akl, Ilija Pantelić, and François Cavanna. After him are Saul Zaentz, Andrew V. McLaglen, Dennis Frederiksen, Sándor Rozsnyói, Jadwiga Piłsudska, and Marco Cé.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, René Burri ranks 389 out of 1,015. Before him are Emil Frey (1838), Archduchess Charlotte of Austria (1921), Didier Queloz (1966), Alfred Newton (1829), Werner Bischof (1916), and Jules Gilliéron (1854). After him are Samuel Schmid (1947), Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice (1972), Henry, Duke of Parma (1873), Robert Pinget (1919), Thomas Bickel (1963), and Fleur Jaeggy (1940).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Switzerland

Among photographers born in Switzerland, René Burri ranks 2. Before him are Werner Bischof (1916). After him are Gaudenzio Marconi (1841).

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