About Walery Rzewuski
Lived 1837 – 1888 (aged 51). Walery Rzewuski was a photographer.
Walery Rzewuski (14 April 1837, in Kraków – 18 November 1888, in Kraków) was a Polish photographer, social activist and an alderman in Kraków.
Rzewuski is considered to be one of Poland's most important 19th-century photographers. He was the author of many portraits of cultural figures, scientists, nobles, entrepreneurs and members of government.
The State Museum of the History of Photography in Kraków is named after Rzewuski .
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Who was Walery Rzewuski?
Polish photographer (1837-1888)
When was Walery Rzewuski born?
Walery Rzewuski was born on 14 April 1837 in Kraków.
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Walery Rzewuski died on 18 November 1888 in Kraków.
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Walery Rzewuski was a photographer.
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