Frédéric Boissonnas

Frédéric Boissonnas
Self picture in mirror, 1900
Born	18 June 1858 Geneva, Switzerland
Died	1946
Nationality	Swiss
Occupation	Photographer

Frédéric Boissonnas (1858–1946) was a Swiss photographer from Geneva.

He was born in Geneva 18 June 1858. He came from a family of artists. In 1887 he won the silver medal at the photography exhibition at Toulouse. For about thirty years, between 1907 and 1919 he made several trips to Greece, including a 1913 trip with Daniel Baud-Bovy, where he made the first known ascent of Mount Olympus. In 1919, he founded the publishing house "Boissonnas SA".

Boissonas is known for his extensive photography of Greece. His work is considered crucial for the development of photography in Greece during the early 20th century.^[1] Sabine Weiss was his apprentice from 1942-1949.

Family

Boissonnas' father, Henri-Antoine, was also a photographer, who founded a workshop in Geneva in 1864. Boissonnas had seven children, including Edmond Edward (1891-1924), Henri-Paul (1894-1966), and Paul (1902-1983), who all continued the photographic work.

References

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