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Boehm, Hermann (& Cie)
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
- Photo-Comptoir (in Courtrai)
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional / Connected
Details
Life dates
Colmar [Alsace, D], 1877 - ?, ?
Activity
1908 * - 1918 / Courtrai, Rue Notre-Dame, 25
Predecessor: Ruys - Morel August
Gustave Hermann, ° 17.2.1877. "Manager-operator" at Ruys - Morel's studio in Tournai from as early as 1897 and his successor from 6.9.1908. Moved to this address on 28.11.1908. Also photographic supplies at this address. Secretary of the "Union professionnelle des Photographes de Courtrai, de Tournai et environs" in 1913 and member of the "Union des Photographes Professionnels de Gand" from 5.11.1913. There are indications that he cooperated with the German occupying forces during World War I (for instance, by publishing an album including portraits of the local commanding officers). He abandoned his studio and left Courtrai for Germany, together with his family, towards the end of the conflict. He was removed from the population register as a German national in October 1918. Succeeded at this address by Gaston Gyselinck (see that name) soon afterwards.
1908 - 1910 Tournai, Rue des Clairisses, 4
Predecessor: Ruys - Morel August Successor: De Maeyer (- Cappaert) Jules
Still advertising here in January 1910. After moving permanently to Courtrai, Boehm seems to have closed or transferred this branch in May 1910, perhaps to avoid direct competition with his predecessor and past employer. Still listed here in the 1914 Mertens & Rozez directory.
Predecessor: Ruys - Morel August
Gustave Hermann, ° 17.2.1877. "Manager-operator" at Ruys - Morel's studio in Tournai from as early as 1897 and his successor from 6.9.1908. Moved to this address on 28.11.1908. Also photographic supplies at this address. Secretary of the "Union professionnelle des Photographes de Courtrai, de Tournai et environs" in 1913 and member of the "Union des Photographes Professionnels de Gand" from 5.11.1913. There are indications that he cooperated with the German occupying forces during World War I (for instance, by publishing an album including portraits of the local commanding officers). He abandoned his studio and left Courtrai for Germany, together with his family, towards the end of the conflict. He was removed from the population register as a German national in October 1918. Succeeded at this address by Gaston Gyselinck (see that name) soon afterwards.
1908 - 1910 Tournai, Rue des Clairisses, 4
Predecessor: Ruys - Morel August Successor: De Maeyer (- Cappaert) Jules
Still advertising here in January 1910. After moving permanently to Courtrai, Boehm seems to have closed or transferred this branch in May 1910, perhaps to avoid direct competition with his predecessor and past employer. Still listed here in the 1914 Mertens & Rozez directory.
Locations
1908 * - 1918 / Courtrai, Rue Notre-Dame, 25
1908 - 1910 Tournai, Rue des Clairisses, 4
1908 - 1910 Tournai, Rue des Clairisses, 4
Exhibitions
Ghent, 1913 (bronze medal).
Genres / subject matter
Techniques
Bibliography/Webography
DE PAEPE, Paul & DE POTTER, Filippe. Kortrijk voor de camera. Beroepsfotografen voor en tijdens de Belle Époque. Kortrijk, 2013, pp. 49-72, chapter 1. "Hermann Boehm".
Context
Affiliations
Affiliated entity
Association belge de Photographie
Type of affiliation
Member of
Dates of affiliation
1913 - 1914
Description of relationship
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_2017#0238
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ new 19.8.2017, revised 1.10.2017, 11.10.2017, 9.11.2018, 18.4.2019 & 16.5.2020; SFJ revised 21.3.2021 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 27.7.2021, 27.6.2022 & 6.3.2023; SFJ revised 9.8.2023; SFJ revised 9.3.2024 based on information published by Bernard Desmaele & Éric Rigaut