About Joseph Agbodjelou
Lived 1912 – 1999 (aged 86–87). Joseph Agbodjelou was a Beninese photographer.
Joseph Moïse Agbodjélou (1912 – 1999, or 2000) was a Beninese photographer. His son is photographer Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou.
Life and career Joseph Moïse Agbodjélou was born in 1912, in French Dahomey (now Benin). While serving in the French Army in 1935, Agbodjelou took an interest in photography.
He later worked as a sales representative for Kodak film company in the Republic of Dahomey (now Benin). In the 1950s, they were approx. 10 photographers in the country. Agbodjelou was president of the Professional Photographers Association of Republic of Dahomey.
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Who was Joseph Agbodjelou?
Beninese photographer (1912–1999)
When was Joseph Agbodjelou born?
Joseph Agbodjelou was born in 1912.
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Joseph Agbodjelou died in 1999 in Porto-Novo.
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Joseph Agbodjelou was a photographer.
What nationality was Joseph Agbodjelou?
Joseph Agbodjelou was Beninese.
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