Jules Itier

Jules Itier was a French photographer, daguerreotypist, agronomist, geologist and customs officer (1802–1877). He was born at Paris and died at Montpellier.

Also recorded as André-Victor-Alcide-Jules Itier; Alphonse-Eugène-Jules Itier; Alphonse Eugène Jules Itier; Andre-Victor-Alcide-Jules Itier; Alphonse-Eugene-Jules Itier; Alphonse Eugene Jules Itier.

Jules Itier in brief

Born
1802
Died
1877
Known for
photographer, daguerreotypist, agronomist, geologist and customs officer
Place of birth
Paris
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings André-Victor-Alcide-Jules Itier, Alphonse-Eugène-Jules Itier, Alphonse Eugène Jules Itier, Andre-Victor-Alcide-Jules Itier and Alphonse-Eugene-Jules Itier. His recorded language was French.

Career and activity

Recorded positions include chairperson and President of the Académie de Marseille. He belonged to Montpellier Academy of Sciences and Letters, Académie delphinale, Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Savoie and Société des sciences naturelles de la Charente-Maritime. He worked at China.

Recognition and collections

Jules Itier received Officer of the Legion of Honour and knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. Work by Jules Itier is held by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, French Museum of Photography and J. Paul Getty Museum.

Catalogued works

3 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1841 to 1870.

Monsieur Itier's Cange Under Sail on the Nile, dated 1841, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2005.100.189. Praia Grande, Macao, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870., dated 1870, held by Wellcome Collection. Macao, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870., held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Jules Itier, Daguerreotypist, History of Photography, 1981. Jules Itier and the Lagrené Mission, History of Photography, 2015. On some products of Chinese manufacture collected by M. Jules Itier, chief inspector of customs, Journal of the Franklin Institute, 1846. Itier, Bernardus, Oxford Music Online, 2001. The Chronicle of Bernard Itier, Oxford Medieval Texts: The Chronicle and Historical Notes of Bernard Itier, 2013. Aux origines de la photographie aux Philippines. Nouvelles découvertes, Photographica, 2023.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Jules Itier studied at Lycée Henri-IV and Lycée Thiers. the recorded working language is French.

Places of work recorded in the authority are China. Positions recorded include chairperson and President of the Académie de Marseille. Membership is recorded of Montpellier Academy of Sciences and Letters, Académie delphinale and Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Savoie.

Work by Jules Itier is recorded in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, French Museum of Photography and J. Paul Getty Museum.

Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour and knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.

Chronology

  1. 1802Jules Itier born at Paris.
  2. 1841Monsieur Itier's Cange Under Sail on the Nile (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  3. 1870Praia Grande, Macao, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870. (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1877Jules Itier died at Montpellier.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Itier, Bernardus, Oxford Music Online, 2001

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  2. 2.

    Jules Itier and the Lagrené Mission, History of Photography, 2015

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  3. 3.

    Jules Itier, Daguerreotypist, History of Photography, 1981

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  4. 4.

    On some products of Chinese manufacture collected by M. Jules Itier, chief inspector of customs, Journal of the Franklin Institute, 1846

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    The Chronicle of Bernard Itier, Oxford Medieval Texts: The Chronicle and Historical Notes of Bernard Itier, 2013

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Jules Itier.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with Jules Itier (1 object).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Jules Itier.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3188678: Jules Itier

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Jules Itier”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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