Wilhelm Burger

Wilhelm Burger, 1872, Wilhelm Burger in front of a darkroom tent and photographic equipment for the North Pole expedition in 1872. Titled "Photographic work on Spitsbergen.", Albumen print, Austrian National Library - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, LL/94009

Wilhelm Burger

Other: G. Burger
Other: Guillaume Burger
Other: Wilhelm J. Burger

Born: 1844
Died: 1920, 10 March
Gender: Male
Active: Austria
 
Austrian painter and photographer who learned photography from his uncle Andreas von Ettingshausen (1796-1878). He accompanied the Austria-Hungarian mission to the Far East that commenced in October 1868 to establish commercial and diplomatic relations with the countries of the Far East (Siam, China and Japan). He stayed in Japan for around 7 months (Aug/Sept 1869 - March 1870) and used local studios for his photographic work including Hikoma Ueno studio in Nagasaki and the Renjo Shimooka studio in Yokohama. His large format works are rarely seen but his stereoviews can be found including his sets:

• Ansichten von Gibraltar/Vues de Gibraltar (Die Expedition, 1868)
• China und Japan/Le Chine et Japon (1869-70)
• Siam und Cochinchina/Siam et la Cochinchine (1869-70)
• Singapore und Borneo/Singapore et Borneo (1869)
• Le Tour du Monde/Reise um die Erde (1872, North Pole Expedition)

Genealogy of Wilhelm Burger

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