seminal figure

He was a seminal figure in the development of educational theatre.

I think he's a seminal figure in modern American music, very brilliant.

She is considered a seminal figure in feminist critical theory.

Other seminal figures are credited but not related to effects they have had on the field.

Today she is regarded as a seminal figure by the Swiss women's movement.

Even their seminal figures are caught up in the turbulence.

Five of the artists are deceased, but they were seminal figures in the field.

Dixon was one of the seminal figures in the free jazz movement.

"He's a seminal figure in many ways and his life really does transcend just boxing."

He was considered a seminal figure in Taiwanese literary criticism.

VanDerveer, 56, is a seminal figure in the evolution of women’s sports.

The film is about seminal figures in the Beat Generation.

Mr. Gordon was a seminal figure in modern immigration law.

Johnny Carson was a seminal figure in the evolution of television advertising.

You're going to go with the seminal figure at the expense of discovering new artists."

Kertész’s recovered archive at last brought him recognition as a seminal figure in photography.

Yet he is acknowledged to have been a seminal figure in the development of "street art," as he calls it.

The law professor from hell is truly a seminal figure in the pantheon of baby boomers.

Because of these cases, he is considered to be a seminal figure relating to modern copyright law for designer goods.

He is a seminal figure in American soccer.

Isaac Hayes was a seminal figure in the development of modern black American music.

Today he is considered one of the seminal figures of photojournalism.

Evolving into a seminal figure for this team.

Indiana is widely recognized as a seminal figure in the Pop Art movement.

William Dörpfeld was one of the seminal figures in classical archaeology.