Irena Blühová, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Slovak photographer
Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1904
Place of Birth: Považská Bystrica, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
Date of Death: 30-Nov-1991
Profession: photographer
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Irena Blühová
- Irena Blühová (2 March 1904 – 30 November 1991) was one of the first women Slovak photographers and one of the first photographers in Czechoslovakia to utilize photography as a means of documentary study and social commentary.
- During World War II she was a communist dissident, working in the underground to disseminate literature and help refugees fleeing persecution.
- After the war, she helped establish the State Pedagogical Institute and founded the Slovak Pedagogic Library.
- Late in life she returned to the pursuit of photography and participated in many international exhibitions.
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