What is René Burri?
{{Infobox person | name = René Burri | image = René Burri (2010) by Erling Mandelmann.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1933|04|09}} | birth_place = [[Zurich]], Switzerland | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2014|10|20|1933|4|9}} | death_place = [[Zurich]], Switzerland | nationality = Swiss | other_names = | occupation = Photographer | known_for = | module = }} '''René Burri''' (9 April 1933 – 20 October 2014) was a [[Swiss]] [[photographer]].<ref>http://www.watson.ch/!622383725, Künstler Wurde 81 Jahre Alt</ref> He was known for his photos of major political, historical and cultural events and key figures of the second half of the [[20th century]]. Burri worked for [[Magnum Photos]]. He has been photographing political, military and artistic figures and scenes since 1946. He made portraits of [[Che Guevara]] and [[Pablo Picasso]] as well as iconic pictures of [[São Paulo]] and [[Brasília]]. Burri died from a long illness at his home in Zurich, aged 81.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/oct/20/magnum-photographer-rene-burri-dies|title=Magnum photographer René Burri dies|publisher=The Guardian|date=20 October 2014|author=AFP}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.nouvellesimages.com/Rene-Burri_id~artistes_aut~404470 René Burri Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714201829/http://www.nouvellesimages.com/Rene-Burri_id~artistes_aut~404470 |date=2011-07-14 }} *[http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/htm/TreePf_MAG.aspx?ID=BUR Magnum Photos profile of Burri] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017083843/http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/htm/TreePf_MAG.aspx?ID=BUR |date=2006-10-17 }} * A [http://www.lemonde.fr/web/portfolio/0,12-0@2-3246,31-758573,0.html René Burri portfolio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809120311/http://www.lemonde.fr/web/portfolio/0,12-0@2-3246,31-758573,0.html |date=2007-08-09 }} from [[Le Monde]] *[htt