John Falconer, British Library
A Biographical Dictionary of 19th Century Photographers in South and South-East Asia |
Amateur, India
Chaplain of Dibrugarh, Assam
Joined the Bengal Photographic Society in Sep 1862.[1] Some of his photographs were shown at the society’s meeting of 28 April 1863.[2] Asked to help Dr DeFabeck in photographing the tribes of Assam in response to Government request: ‘You will be so good as to obtain from that gentleman [DeFabeck], and also from the Revd. Mr Higg, should he consent to lend his assistance, specimens of portraits taken by them, and submit them to this office.’[3]
Portrait of Higgs and views and ethnic studies by him at OIOC Mss Eur E262 (portrait is print 111a).
Footnotes
- Λ Journal of the Bengal Photographic Society, vol. 1, no. 3, 30 December 1862.
- Λ Journal of the Bengal Photographic Society, vol. 2, no. 4, April 1863, p. 40.
- Λ H. Bell, under-secretary to the Government of Bengal, to the Commissioner of Assam, 7 December 1861, Bengal general proceedings, IOR/P/15/21.
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