János Major, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

János Major

Date of Birth: 08-May-1934

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 12-Jun-2008

Profession: illustrator

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

János Major (Budapest, May 8, 1934 – June 12, 2008) was a Hungarian graphic artist, painter and photographer from Budapest.
He was born as Janos Neufeld to a Jewish family in Budapest. From 1947 to 1950, he attended a private school, and later, a High School for Fine and Applied Arts.
In 1950, his mother married Bela Major, which made he and his sister adopt the name Major as their last name.
Upon high school graduation, he got accepted to the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest where he studied graphic reproduction: etching, lithography, and woodcut under Karoly Koffan.
His diploma work in 1959 were etchings of women workers at an electronics factory.