German-American painter and educator (died 1976)

Josef Albers

Josef Albers was a German-born American artist and educator who is considered one of the most influential 20th-century art teachers in the United States. Born in 1888 in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany, into a Roman Catholic family with a background in craftsmanship, Albers received practical training in diverse skills like engraving glass, plumbing, and wiring during his childhood. He later worked as a schoolteacher from 1908 to 1913 and received his first public commission in 1918 and moved to Munich in 1919.

Born

1888

March 19

Died

1976

Era

1880s

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Josef, in brief

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1888 Born
1976 Died

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1227 Election of Ugolino di Conti as Pope Gregory IX following the death of Pope Honorius III.
1277 The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire.
1279 A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen ends the Song dynasty in China.

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The world in 1976

When Josef departed

april 1 Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computer, Inc.
april 11 The Apple I is created.
april 13 The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
april 13 Forty workers die in the Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion, the deadliest industrial accident in modern Finnish history.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on March 19

Adolf Eichmann 1906–1962 a German Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer (born 1906) Andy Reid 1958– American football player and coach Anna Held 1872– Polish singer (died 1918) David Livingstone 1813–1873 Scottish missionary and explorer (died 1873) Earl Warren 1891–1974 American jurist and politician, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (born 1891) Edith Nourse Rogers 1881– American social worker and politician (died 1960) Jean Astruc 1684–1766 French physician and scholar (died 1766) Patrick McGoohan 1928–2009 Irish-American actor, director, and producer (born 1928) Thomas McKean 1734–1817 American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (born 1734)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1888

Barry Fitzgerald 1888–1961 Irish actor (born 1888) Chesley Bonestell 1888–1986 American painter, designer, and illustrator (died 1986) Georges Bernanos 1888–1948 French soldier and author (died 1948) Grey Owl 1888–1938 English-Canadian environmentalist and author (born 1888) Harpo Marx 1888–1964 American comedian and musician (died 1964) J. B. Kripalani 1888–1982 Indian lawyer and politician (born 1888) J. Frank Dobie 1888– American journalist and author (died 1964) Lotte Lehmann 1888–1976 German-American soprano (born 1888) Miles Malleson 1888–1969 English actor and screenwriter (born 1888)

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