Lajos Tihanyi

Hungarian painter (1885-1938)
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Lajos Tihanyi
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Summary

Lajos Tihanyi was born on October 19, 1885[1], in Budapest[2]. He died on June 11, 1938[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a painter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: October 29, 1885[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Hungary[8], France[9]
  • Field of work: painting[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Movement: Fauvism[12]
  • Genre: portrait[13]
  • Commons category: Lajos Tihanyi[14]
  • Cause of death: meningitis[15]
  • Family name: Tihanyi[16]
  • Given name: Lajos[17]
  • Commons gallery: Lajos Tihanyi[18]
  • Work location: Paris[19]
  • Medical condition: deaf-mute[20]
  • Student of: János Böhm[21]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Hungarian[23], French[24], German[25]
  • Commons Creator page: Lajos Tihanyi[26]
  • Name in native language: Tihanyi Lajos[27]
  • Start of work period: January 1, 1905[28]
  • End of work period: January 1, 1938[29]
  • Has works in the collection: Hungarian National Gallery[30], JPM Modern Hungarian Gallery, Pécs[31], Musée National d'Art Moderne[32], Belvedere[33], Brooklyn Museum[34]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[35]

Why It Matters

Lajos Tihanyi has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Lajos Tihanyi born?

Lajos Tihanyi's place of birth was Budapest[2].

Where did Lajos Tihanyi die?

Lajos Tihanyi passed away in Paris[4].

What did Lajos Tihanyi do for work?

Lajos Tihanyi worked as a painter[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Russian Wikipedia. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 21d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Movement → Fauvism
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