Léon Gimpel
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 76 years ago |
Date of birth | May 13,1873 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Strasbourg |
France | |
Date of died | October 7,1948 |
Died | Sevignacq-Meyracq |
France | |
Known for | First photographer to have color images published |
Job | Photographer |
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ID | 1588031 |
Léon Gimpel Life story
Léon Gimpel was a French photographer. Born in Strasbourg in 1873. He was the youngest son of four, born to a Jewish Alsacian family who fled to Paris after Germany took over Alsace in 1870. Gimpel worked for his family's fabric company, managed by his older brother Eugene.