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PHOTOGRAPHER

Weegee

1899 - 1968

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Arthur (Usher) Fellig (June 12, 1899 – December 26, 1968), known by his pseudonym Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography in New York City. Weegee worked in Manhattan's Lower East Side as a press photographer during the 1930s and 1940s and developed his signature style by following the city's emergency services and documenting their activity. Much of his work depicted unflinchingly realistic scenes of urban life, crime, injury and death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Weegee has received more than 1,312,674 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Weegee is the 78th most popular photographer (down from 65th in 2019), the 524th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 441st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ukrainian Photographer.

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  • 49.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Weegee ranks 78 out of 105. Before him are David Bailey, Heinrich Zille, Lothar Wolleh, Lisette Model, Wilson Bentley, and Abbas. After him are Willy Ronis, Spencer Tunick, Gertrude Käsebier, Bob Guccione, Karimeh Abbud, and Alexandre Michon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Weegee ranks 172. Before him are Kamala Nehru, E. B. White, Ramón Muttis, Rudolf Svensson, John Christie, and Joseph Guillemot. After him are Arvīds Pelše, John Bodkin Adams, Udham Singh, Otto E. Neugebauer, Juan Trippe, and Hoagy Carmichael. Among people deceased in 1968, Weegee ranks 126. Before him are Fay Bainter, Fernando Giudicelli, Bobby Driscoll, Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni, Jeanne Demessieux, and Ruth St. Denis. After him are Vahram Papazian, Nikifor, Albert Betz, Dorothy Gish, Juan José Tramutola, and Lajos Csordás.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Weegee ranks 524 out of 1,083. Before him are Aleksandar Malinov (1867), Semyon Ignatyev (1904), Yevgeny Petrov (1902), Mykola Avilov (1948), Grigory Yavlinsky (1952), and Roman Karmen (1906). After him are Ossip Bernstein (1882), Dmitry Sipyagin (1853), Oleksandr Korniychuk (1905), Yaroslav Yevdokimov (1946), Ada Rogovtseva (1937), and Viorica Ursuleac (1894).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Ukraine

Among photographers born in Ukraine, Weegee ranks 2. Before him are Boris Mikhailov (1938). After him are Alexandre Michon (1858).

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