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Home/Memorials/Switzerland/Lugano/Helmut Gernsheim

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Biography of Helmut Gernsheim

1. Mar 1913 – 20. Jul 1995(82 years)Died in:Lugano, Lugano District

Deutscher Fotograf, Fotografiehistoriker und Sammler

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München, Bavaria

Lugano, Lugano District

Germany

Occupation(2)

photographer art historian

Awards(2)

David Octavius Hill Medal Kulturpreis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Photographie

Spouse(1)

Alison Gernsheim

Education(2)

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Staatliche Fachakademie für Fotodesign München

Helmut Gernsheim (* 1. March 1913 in Munich; † 20. July 1995 in Lugano) was a deutscher Fotograf, Fotografiehistoriker und Sammler. He was 82 years old. He was married to Alison Gernsheim. His education included Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Staatliche Fachakademie für Fotodesign München. His awards include David Octavius Hill Medal and Kulturpreis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Photographie.

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1913

Born in München, Bavaria

1995

Died in Lugano, Lugano District

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