About Béla Horovitz
Lived 1898 – 1955 (aged 56). Béla Horovitz was a Hungarian publisher and art historian.
Béla Horovitz (8 April 1898 – 8 March 1955) was a Hungarian-born British publisher, and the co-founder in 1923, with Ludwig Goldscheider, of Phaidon Press.
Bela Horovitz was born in Budapest. He was the co-founder in Vienna in 1923, with Ludwig Goldscheider and Frederick "Fritz" Ungar, of the publishing house Phaidon Verlag. In 1938, following the rise of the Nazis, Horovitz and his wife, Lotte, and their children moved to London. Phaidon Verlag was re-established there as Phaidon Press.
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Who was Béla Horovitz?
Hungarian publisher (1898–1955)
When was Béla Horovitz born?
Béla Horovitz was born on 18 April 1898 in Budapest.
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Béla Horovitz died on 8 March 1955 in New York City.
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Béla Horovitz was a publisher and art historian.
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Béla Horovitz was Hungarian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Béla Horovitz. https://biography.guide/bela-horovitz/
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