Paul Boyer Photographer - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Sep 27, 1861 Toulon, Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur, France Died on 20 Dec 1952 (aged 91)

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About Paul Boyer Photographer

  • Paul Boyer (1861–1952) was a French photographer.
  • He was born in Toulon (Var), on September 28, 1861.
  • He is the son of Charles Boyer, architect, and of Séraphine Grec.A student from École des Beaux-Arts (Paris), he invented the use of magnesium for the flash-lamp in photography, and got the gold medal at the 1889 exhibition.
  • He also participated at the Moscow exhibition.
  • He was nominated Knight of the Legion of Honor on December 30, 1891.
  • At the Exposition Universelle of 1900, he was a member of the awarding jury.
  • He was also decorated of officer des Palmes Académiques, officer of Nichan Iftikhar, officer of Lion and Sun.
  • He had a studio at 35 boulevard des Capucines in Paris.
  • He made numerous portraits of actors, actresses, and other personalities of his time, often published on postcards. He died in 1952.

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