Louis-Jacques-Paul Bergon (27 September 1863 in

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– 27 January 1912) was a French photographer, musician and naturalist. He was a nephew of photographer

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(1857–1914). Sakuntala bergon

Son of a banker, he was introduced to photography by members of his family circle. Around 1885, he began his career in photography in earnest. He is considered to be an important representative of French pictorialism. A member of the

Société française de photographie The Société française de photographie (SFP) is an association, founded on 15 November 1854, devoted to the history of photography. It has a large collection of photographs and old cameras. Among the founding members were Olympe Aguado, Hippoly ...

from 1896, he experimented with color photography at the advent of "

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" (1907). He specialized in photographing nudes. In the field of

orchidology Orchidology is the scientific study of orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they ...

, with

Edmond Gustave Camus Edmond Gustave Camus (1852 – 22 August 1915) was a French pharmacist and botanist known for his work with orchids. A pharmacist by vocation, he was a resident of L'Isle-Adam, a community near Paris. He was the father of botanist Aimée Antoine ...

and

Aimée Antoinette Camus Aimée Antoinette Camus (1 May 1879 – 17 April 1965) was a French botanist. She was best known for her study of orchids and oaks. Camus also has the legacy of authoring the second highest number of land plant species among female scientis ...

, he was co-author of ''Monographie des orchidées de l'Europe : de l'Afrique septentrionale, de l'Asie Mineure et des provinces Russes transcaspiennes'' ("Monograph of orchids from Europe, northern Africa,

Asia Minor Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...

and the Russian Trans-

Caspian Caspian can refer to: *The Caspian Sea *The Caspian Depression, surrounding the northern part of the Caspian Sea *The Caspians, the ancient people living near the Caspian Sea *Caspian languages, collection of languages and dialects of Caspian peopl ...

provinces", 1908). His monograph on the diatom genus ''Entogonia'' was later translated into English and published with the title "Diatomaceae : Bergon's monograph on Entogonia : translation into English of descriptions of species and varieties".OCLC Classify
published works In 1906 he became a member of the

Société botanique de France The Société botanique de France (SBF) is a French learned society founded on 23 April 1854. At its inaugural meeting it stated its purpose as "to contribute to the progress of botany and related sciences and to facilitate, by all means at its di ...

. The French Academy of Sciences awarded him the Prix Thore for 1909. Etude de plein air bergon

Works associated with photography, music and dance

* "Danse d'Espagne", 1895 * "Danse javanaise", 1895 * "Femme nue dans la nature" * "Femme drapée dans un paysage" * "Nu allongé" * "Art photographique : le nu et le drapé en plein air", 1898.WorldCat Identities
Most widely held works by Paul Bergon

References

1863 births 1912 deaths Scientists from Paris French photographers Orchidologists French naturalists

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