About Félix Thiollier
Lived 1842 – 1914 (aged 71–72). Félix Thiollier was a French photographer, archaeologist, historian, collector and scholar.
Félix Thiollier (28 June 1842, Saint Étienne – 12 May 1914, Saint Étienne) was a French industrialist, writer, art collector and photographer.
His father, Claude Auguste, was a ribbon maker. In 1867, he started a ribbon company in Saint Étienne. At age 37, he retired, and pursued his interests in art, archeology, and photography. His photography was influenced by the work of Camille Corot, and he befriended François-Auguste Ravier, Paul Borel, Jean-Paul Laurens, and François Guiguet.
In 1870, he married Gabrielle Testenoire-Lafayette. They had five children.
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Who was Félix Thiollier?
French photographer (1842–1914)
When was Félix Thiollier born?
Félix Thiollier was born on 28 June 1842 in Saint-Étienne.
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Félix Thiollier died in 1914 in Saint-Étienne.
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Félix Thiollier was a photographer, archaeologist, historian, collector and scholar.
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Félix Thiollier was French.
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