Xavier Miserachs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Xavier Miserachs

Catalan photographer

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1937

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 14-Aug-1998

Profession: photographer, photojournalist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Xavier Miserachs i Ribalta (Catalan pronunciation: [??ßi'e miz?'?agz i ri'ßalt?]; July 12, 1937 – August 14, 1998) was a Catalan photographer.
He studied medicine at the University of Barcelona, but left school to be a photographer.
He exhibited his work in Barcelona from 1956.
His work is reminiscent of neorealism and is representative of the years of Spanish economic recovery, 1950-1960.
His photographs show him as a creator of a new image of the city and its people.
In 1998 he received the Creu de Sant Jordi of the Catalan government.