John Kauffmann b. 30 December 1864

  • Artist (Photographer)
During travel abroad in Europe, John Kauffmann decided on a change in career from his role as an office worker to artist photographer. Particularly interested in pictorial photography, Kauffmann studied chemistry in Zurich and photo-technology in Bavaria before returning to Adelaide in 1897. He was accomplished in the genre and exhibited in local and international salons before opening his own studio in Melbourne c. 1917.
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Name
John Kauffmann
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291) c.1880 - Architect J. H. Grainger, Adelaide, SA
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291) 1887 - Architect Firm, London, England, UK
Birth date
30 December 1864
Birth place
Truro, SA
Death date
November 1942
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Residence
  • 1864 - 1868 Truro, SA
  • 1868 - 1887 Adelaide, SA
  • 1887 - 1897 London, Zurich, Vienna, Bavaria
  • 1897 - c.1909 Adelaide, SA
  • c.1909 - 1942 Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • Chemistry, c.1892 - c.1895 Zurich University, Zurich, Switzerland
Initial Record Data Source
  • Photohistory of SA, Art Gallery of South Australia

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