Alexander Leydenfrost

He was a baron in the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, with his family title dating back to the 16th century. Upon moving to the United States in the 1920s Leydenfrost altered the spelling of his name in an attempt to correct the mispronunciation of his name, and also changed his name from Sándor to the equivalent "Alexander". Leydenfrost studied at the Royal Academy of Fine and Applied Arts of Budapest. In 1919, he was appointed as a professor of 'industrial design' at the Royal Joseph Technical University, also in Budapest. The collapse of Austria-Hungary caused him to emigrate to the United States in 1923, where he began working for the well known artist-illustrator William Andrew Pogany, designing stage sets and painting large murals, as well as being a featured regular in magazine publications. In 1929, Leydenfrost went to work for world-renowned industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes, developing Toledo Scale designs and also the re-design of the Chrysler Airflow. He was also involved with the design of the 1939 New York World's Fair Pavilion for General Motors. In 1939 Leydenfrost turned from his career as an industrial designer to that of a professional illustrator-artist. He briefly worked for the science fiction magazine Planet Stories before being signed by Life magazine. Life needed someone who could illustrate unfolding events in Europe, and Leydenfrost's photo-realistic style filled the need. He continued to illustrate for Life throughout his career, in addition to other major magazines including Skyways, Liberty, Look, Popular Science and Esquire. Despite the small body of work he created for Planet Stories, many science fiction enthusiasts consider his artwork for that magazine to be that publication's finest.

Alexander Leydenfrost studied at Hungarian University of Fine Arts. The recorded working language is English. Employment is recorded with Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Work by Alexander Leydenfrost is recorded in the collections of New Britain Museum of American Art.

The canonical record carries the following identifying particulars.

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Born on 18 March 1888. It is also recorded that alexander Leydenfrost is recorded with the occupation illustrator. Recorded with the occupation industrial designer. Recorded with the occupation painter. It is also recorded that alexander Leydenfrost is recorded with the occupation graphic designer. It is also recorded that alexander Leydenfrost is recorded as a citizen of United States. Recorded with the gender male. The same evidence establishes that alexander Leydenfrost died on 15 June 1961.