Ludwig Angerer (August 15, 1827 – May 12, 1879) was an Austrian photographer who founded the first photo studio in

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and was appointed k.k. court photographer by Emperor

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. He is also known for taking some of the earliest photographs of

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Biography

Born in Malacka in the Habsburg

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(present-day Malacky,

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), the son of a forester, Angerer studied pharmacy and chemistry at the

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. Starting 1848, for two years, he was a pharmacist apprentice, after which, at the age of 23, he gained a license in pharmacy, with the title of ''magister''. Between 1850 and 1854, he worked as a pharmacist in Vienna and Graz.Margareta Savin, "Ludwig Angerer, unul din primii fotografi ai Bucureștilor", in ''București: Materiale de Istorie și Muzeografie'', VI/1968. On March 13, 1854, Angerer joined the army, becoming a military pharmacist at the Military Medicine Department and in 1856, he came to Bucharest with the Austrian occupation troops, working at the

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of the Austrian troops. During the two years he spent in Bucharest, apart from his pharmacist duties, during his spare time, Angerer practiced photography, taking some of the earliest photos of Bucharest, showing parts of the city before they were redeveloped during the late 19th century. After the Austrian troops retreated in March 1857, Angerer returned to Vienna, where, a year later (on April 13, 1858), he resigned from the Army to focus on photography, opening his own studio. Just two years later, on December 24, 1860, he became the photographer of the Imperial Court in Vienna.

Photos

Bucharest

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Portraits

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Franz Joseph Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his ...

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References

External links

Ludwig Angerer at Monoskop.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Angerer, Ludwig 1827 births 1879 deaths People from Malacky Austrian photographers History of Bucharest Purveyors to the Imperial and Royal Court Eötvös Loránd University alumni