Hermann Linde (7 October 1831, Crossen an der Oder – 11 December 1918, Lübeck) was a German pharmacist and early photographer. He is generally referred to as The Elder to distinguish him from his son, Hermann, who was a painter.

Life and work

In 1853, after six years of wandering throughout Germany, he settled in Lübeck and became an assistant in the pharmacy operated by , a well known naturalist. In 1860. he married Katinka Stolle, daughter of the painter,

Christian Peter Wilhelm Stolle Christian Peter Wilhelm Stolle (18 October 1810, Lübeck - 11 September 1887, Lübeck) was a German decorative painter. Life and work He was born to the decorative painter, Johann Wilhelm Stolle (1780-1838) and his wife, Magdalena Catharina ...

. They had eight children, including Max Linde, an

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and art collector, Heinrich Eduard Linde-Walther, a painter, and

Hermann Linde Hermann Linde (26 August 1863, Lübeck - 26 June 1923, Arlesheim) was a German painter in the Symbolist style. He specialized in " Oriental" themes. Life and work He was the son of Hermann Linde the Elder, a pharmacist and pioneering photo ...

, also a painter, who specialized in Orientalist scenes. In 1859, he became a member of the

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lodge, "Zum Füllhorn" (cornucopia) and, in 1880, succeeded the politician, as its Grand Master; holding that office until 1889. During his term, the new was constructed. He was also active in the Society for the Promotion of Charitable Activities, and served on the Lübeck (city council) from 1883 to 1895. Newman-Sherwood W H

Photography

As early as 1852, inspired by the work of Louis Daguerre, he built his own camera obscura and experimented with it. It was made out of cardboard, with a magnifying glass, and he prepared the collodion himself, using ammonium iodide and ammoniuam bromide. He received his first actual camera from his employer's younger brother, . In 1855, he and David Eichmann, a student of , opened a photographic studio they called the "Photographisches Institut". Linde took over full control of the company when Eichmann went to Hamburg in 1858. His reputation rested primarily on portrait photographs. His clients included members of the Mann family, Emanuel Geibel and

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. He was the city's most popular photographer for several decades. He retired from the business in 1891, due to increasing competition.

Sources

* Hermann Linde: ''Erinnerungen aus meinem Leben.'' Lübeck, 1915, privately published. * Stefan Pucks: "Linde, Hermann" in: ''Biographisches Lexikon für Schleswig-Holstein und Lübeck'', Vol.11, Neumünster, 2000, pp.226–227 * Alexander Bastek, Jan Zimmermann (Eds.): ''Fotografie in Lübeck 1840–1945''. Imhof, Petersberg, 2016

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