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Albert Zander

German photographer (1864–1897)

Albert Zander (1 January 1864 in Chodzież near Posen – 12 August 1897) was a German engineer, photographer and entrepreneur. He was instrumental in the emergence of German tabloid journalism.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Albert Zander (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 1, 1864, died Aug 12, 1897.1

About

As an engineer, he was initially employed by the Carl Flohr Berlin machine factory. On 26 May 1895, Zander photographed a fire that broke out on the company premises. Two of his photographs of this event were published by the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung.

Together with a partner, the merchant and photographer Siegmund Labisch, also from the Posen area, he founded the photo studio Zander & Labisch-Illustrations-Photographen in Berlin on 19 June 1895, which developed into the first German photo agency to produce and distribute up-to-date photographs for press organs in the spirit of photo journalism.

The photo studio developed considerably until Zander's early death: ten percent of all press photos published by the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung in 1897 came from Zander & Labisch.

Zander died in Charlottenburg at the age of 33.

From Wikipedia’s article on Albert Zander, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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Career

Occupation: engineer.4

Personal life

  • BornJan 1, 1864, Chodzież5
  • DiedAug 12, 1897, Charlottenburg6
  • CitizenshipGermany7

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