| Name | Brassaï (pseudonym of Gyula Halász) |
| Born | 9 September 1899, Brassó, Kingdom of Hungary (now Brașov, Romania) |
| Died | 8 July 1984 (aged 84), Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France |
| Nationality | Hungarian/French |
| Alma Mater | Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts |
| Occupations | Photographer, writer, sculptor, painter |
| Spouse | Gilberte-Mercédès Boyer (m. 1948) |
| Known For | Photography, sculpture, writing, filmmaking |
| Languages | Hungarian, Romanian |
| Artistic Influence | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec |
| Early Life | Lived in Paris at age three; father taught at the Sorbonne; studied painting and sculpture in Budapest |
| Military Service | Served in a cavalry regiment of the Austro-Hungarian army during WWI |
| Post-WWI | Moved to Berlin in 1920; worked as a journalist; studied at Berlin-Charlottenburg Academy of Fine Arts |
| Paris Connection | Moved to Paris, and became part of the Hungarian artist circle |
| Notable Discoveries | Over 200 letters and hundreds of drawings from 1940 to 1984 were discovered in the early 21st century |
