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Hermann Biow

Illustration — Ruins caused by the Hamburg fire, daguerreotype by Hermann Biow, 1842 Hermann Biow (1804 – 20 February 1850) was an early German photographer who worked with daguerreotypes. In partnership with Carl Ferdinand Stelzner, he opened Germany's first daguerreotype studio in Hamburg in 1841. He is remembered for his images of the great fire in May 1842.

Hermann Biow

Die Zerstörungen des Hamburger Brandes 1842 im Bereich der Kleinen Alster. Blick vom Dach der Börse in Richtung Lombardsbrücke. de:Daguerreotypie von Hermann Biow. Dieses Bild ist nicht nur die älteste erhaltene Fotografie von Hamburg, sondern gilt auch als älteste erhaltene "Reportagefotografie" überhaupt.

Hermann Biow (1804-1850) · Eckart Kleßmann: Geschichte der Stadt Hamburg, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, 1981. · Public domain

Died
1850. · Dresden.
Nationality
Kingdom of Prussia.
Languages
German.

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Illustration — Ruins caused by the Hamburg fire, daguerreotype by Hermann Biow, 1842 Hermann Biow (1804 – 20 February 1850) was an early German photographer who worked with daguerreotypes. In partnership with Carl Ferdinand Stelzner, he opened Germany's first daguerreotype studio in Hamburg in 1841. He is remembered for his images of the great fire in May 1842.

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