Henri Berssenbrugge
Illustration — Ursulina Cornelia (Corry) Alban & Henri Berssenbrugge, by Jacob Merkelbach Bernard Heinrich Wilhelm (Henri) Berssenbrugge (13 March 1873 in Rotterdam – 4 May 1959 in Goirle) was a major Dutch photographer.
Also recorded as Bernard Heinrich Wilhelm Berssenbrugge · Heinrich Wilhelm Berssenbrugge · Bernhard Heinrich Wilhelm Berssenbrugge · Heinrich Berssenbrugge
Henri Berssenbrugge
Merkelbach, Atelier J. · https: archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/071d1673-07ce-952c-c088-df044e474e49 · Public domain
- Born
- 1873 · Rotterdam.
- Died
- 1959 · Goirle.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- photographer · painter · draftsperson
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Ursulina Cornelia (Corry) Alban & Henri Berssenbrugge, by Jacob Merkelbach Bernard Heinrich Wilhelm (Henri) Berssenbrugge (13 March 1873 in Rotterdam – 4 May 1959 in Goirle) was a major Dutch photographer.
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Marken. Work by Henri Berssenbrugge is recorded in the collections of Stadsarchief Delft, Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Prentenkabinet, University of Leiden, Leiden, International Institute of Social History and National Museum of World Cultures.
The authorities additionally record the headings Bernard Heinrich Wilhelm Berssenbrugge, Heinrich Wilhelm Berssenbrugge, Bernhard Heinrich Wilhelm Berssenbrugge, Heinrich Berssenbrugge and Bernhard Henri Wilhelm Berssenbrugge. His recorded language was Dutch.
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1873
Henri Berssenbrugge born at Rotterdam.
1959
Henri Berssenbrugge died at Goirle.
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- 1.20151213012814. Website der Bibliothek der Universiteit Leiden, abgerufen am 27. November 2011. 2025-06-23 10:13:37 InternetArchiveBot.
- 2.Totenzettel für Johann Wilhelm Berrssenbrügge, digitalisiert abrufbar bei der Universiteit Leiden
- 3.Anneke Bokern über eine Ausstellung mit Fotos Berssenbrugges in der Kunsthal Rotterdam, wiedergegeben auf der Website , abgerufen am 27. November 2011
- 4.Johan Degewij: Wim Berssenbrugge. Haags Verzetsfotograaf. De Nieuwe Haagsche, Den Haag 2010, ISBN 978-94-6010-044-4, S. 1.
- 5.Michael White: De Stijl and Dutch modernism. Manchester University Press, Manchester 2003, S. 108. http://books.google.de/books?id=aC8WsMCrdX4C&pg=PA108&dq=henri+berssenbrugge+photographer&hl=de&ei=vmbSTtTUN8HltQbv-dnLDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=henri%20berssenbrugge%20photographer&f=true
- 6.J. P. Mieras: Het Atelier van Berssenbrugge te 's-Gravenhage. In: Bouwkundig Weekblad, 1922, Nr. 16, S. 150–152.
- 7.Carsten-Peter Warncke: Das Ideal als Kunst. De Stijl 1917–1931. Taschen, Köln 1990, ISBN 3-8228-0416-9, S. 130 f.
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Stadsarchief Delft, Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Prentenkabinet, University of Leiden, Leiden and International Institute of Social History
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