Printed: 2023-06-02
Damry, Albert
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional then Amateur
Details
Life dates
Liège, 1854 - ?, 1919 >
Activity
1873 - 1888 / Liège, Mont-Saint-Martin, 27<73-78>, 37<79> or 39<81-83>
Predecessor: Damry Walter
Jean Charles Albert, ° 26.11.1854. Son of Walter (see that name). Eugène in the directories, 1879-1882. A doctor of science, he researched the rapid dry process in 1877, the conservation of silver prints in 1879 and long-distance photography in 1887. Founder member of the ABP and secretary of the Liège section in 1878-1879. Seems to have closed the studio in 1883.
1905 - 1912 Bruxelles
Secretary of the mathematics section of the "Société Belge d'Astronomie" from at least 1896 to 1908. Led the delegation of the "Société Belge d'Astronomie" during an expedition in Burgos [ES] to observe a full solar eclipse on 30.8.1905 and is known to have taken photographs during the mission. Founder member of the of the "Aéro-Club de Belgique" in 1901 and secretary of its photographic section from at least 1908 to 1909. Gave a lecture on "photography in a balloon" during a special general assembly of the ABP on 10.12.1911 and illustrated it with slide projections, including his own autochromes.
Predecessor: Damry Walter
Jean Charles Albert, ° 26.11.1854. Son of Walter (see that name). Eugène in the directories, 1879-1882. A doctor of science, he researched the rapid dry process in 1877, the conservation of silver prints in 1879 and long-distance photography in 1887. Founder member of the ABP and secretary of the Liège section in 1878-1879. Seems to have closed the studio in 1883.
1905 - 1912 Bruxelles
Secretary of the mathematics section of the "Société Belge d'Astronomie" from at least 1896 to 1908. Led the delegation of the "Société Belge d'Astronomie" during an expedition in Burgos [ES] to observe a full solar eclipse on 30.8.1905 and is known to have taken photographs during the mission. Founder member of the of the "Aéro-Club de Belgique" in 1901 and secretary of its photographic section from at least 1908 to 1909. Gave a lecture on "photography in a balloon" during a special general assembly of the ABP on 10.12.1911 and illustrated it with slide projections, including his own autochromes.
Locations
1873 - 1888 / Liège, Mont-Saint-Martin, 27<73-78>, 37<79> or 39<81-83>
1905 - 1912 Bruxelles
1905 - 1912 Bruxelles
Exhibitions
Brussels, 1875.
Genres / subject matter
Techniques
Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Affiliated entity
Association belge de Photographie
Type of affiliation
Member of
Dates of affiliation
1874 - 1888
Description of relationship
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#915
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 7.4.2019; MD revised 31.8.2020, 31.1.2023 & 13.2.2023