Laband was the foremost German representative of the school of legal positivism.

It was the foremost representative of Prague's underground culture (1968-1989).

On council he was the foremost representative of organized labour in city politics.

He is considered the foremost representative of language poetry in contemporary Russian literature.

He was recognized as the foremost representative of the Senia gharana (style, musical school) of sitar playing in the mid-20th century.

John Dewey is often cited as the foremost representative of this position.

He is among the foremost representatives of early-20th century Russian Futurism.

He was considered one of the foremost representatives of applied geology in the USA.

Yet, as a foremost representative of Ostrock, the band did maintain a dedicated core fan base among eastern Germans.

Piloty was the foremost representative of the realistic school in Germany.