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Gillo Dorfles

Gillo Dorfles, Italian art critic, painter and philosopher (died 2018)

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Born
April 12, 1910
Died
March 2, 2018
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1910

About Gillo Dorfles

Angelo Eugenio "Gillo" Dorfles was an Italian art critic, painter, and philosopher. In 1956 Dorfles co-founded the ADI (Associazione per il disegno industriale). Angelo Eugenio "Gillo" Dorfles (12 April 1910 – 2 March 2018) was an Italian art critic, painter, and philosopher. Gillo Dorfles died in Milan on 2 March 2018, at age 107, one month before becoming 108. Gillo Dorfles, L'architettura moderna, 1954 Gillo Dorfles, Il Kitsch.

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Gillo Dorfles timeline

  1. Angelo Eugenio "Gillo" Dorfles (12 April 1910 – 2 March 2018) was an Italian art critic, painter, and philosopher.
  2. Gillo Dorfles, L'architettura moderna, 1954 Gillo Dorfles, Il Kitsch.
  3. In 1956 Dorfles co-founded the ADI (Associazione per il disegno industriale).
  4. Gillo Dorfles died in Milan on 2 March 2018, at age 107, one month before becoming 108.

The world when Gillo Dorfles was born

Gillo Dorfles was born in 1910. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1910

  • Best-selling book"The Rosary" – Florence L. Barclay

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Johnson defends heavyweight title, sparking nationwide debate
  • Top headlineBoy Scouts of America founded
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon lighting demonstrated in Paris
  • World population~1.7B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population92.2M

1910 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gillo Dorfles's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19102026
Average home$3,395$435,000
Average income$574$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population92.2M341 million

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