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Home/Memorials/Switzerland/Zürich/HR Giger

HR Giger

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Biography of HR Giger

5. Feb 1940 – 12. May 2014(74 years)Died in:Zürich, Bezirk Zürich

Swiss artist

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Chur, Region Plessur

Zürich, Bezirk Zürich

Died at

Zurich

Switzerland

Burial Place

Gruyères

Occupation(8)

painter sculptor architect illustrator graphic designer designer film director filmmaker

Awards(3)

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Inkpot Award

Education(1)

Zurich University of the Arts

H. R. Giger (* 5. February 1940 in Chur; † 12. May 2014 in Zurich) was a swiss artist. He was 74 years old. He studied at Zurich University of the Arts. His awards include Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame and Inkpot Award. He was buried at Gruyères.

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1940

Born in Chur, Region Plessur

1979

Inkpot Award

1980

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Alien

2013

Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame

2014

Died in Zürich, Bezirk Zürich

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