Person

Josef Hoffmann

Austrian architect and designer.

b. 1870 CE – d. 1956 CE World The Great Crossroads

Josef Hoffmann (December 15, 1870 – May 7, 1956) is an Austrian architect and designer.

He is among the founders of Vienna Secession and co-establisher of the Wiener Werkstätte.

His most famous architectural work is the Palais Stoclet in Brussels, (1905-1911) an important transitional work between Art Nouveau and Modern Architecture.