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De Backer, Jean
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
- Photographie Moderne
- Art Photo (in Brussels - Jette)
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional
Details
Life dates
Braine-le-Château, 1855 - Brussels - Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, 1935
Activity
1896 * - 1898 / Bruges, Rue des Pierres, 51
Jean Joseph Léon, ° 26.7.1855; + 31.12.1935. Sometimes spelled "De Baecker". Operated in Lille [F], Rue Saint-Gabriel, 35 in 1889. Arrived from Tournai on 2.9.1896. Left for Roeselare on 1.6.1898. He should not be confused with Joannes Egidius Cornelius De Backer (° Antwerp, 1844), recorded as a servant and photographer's assistant living in Keizerstraat, 23/2 in the 1890 Antwerp population register. This latter De Backer appeared in notarial acts in Eekeren in 1890 ("Jan Egide De Backer") and in 1891 ("Jan Corneel De Backer"), on both occasions described as a photographer in Antwerp.
1896 - 1904 Ostende, Place du Commerce, 4
Initially a branch of the Bruges studio. "De Backer, K." in 1904.
1898 ca Ostende, Débarcadère
Co-existed with the Bruges studio.
1898 * - 1902 Roulers, Rue de l'Est, 22
Recorded as a photographer resident on this street at the birth of a son in June 1902.
1904 * La Louvière, Rue du Commerce, 9
Moved to this address on 7.1.1904. Also see entry for "Syndicat des Artistes Photographes", of which De Backer may well be the instigator.
1905 ca - 1914 Bruxelles - Jette, Rue de la Station, 180 or 185<12-14>
Moved to Brussels - Jette on 16.6.1905. Employed by Jules Tackels - Parmentier's firm IRIS in 1915.
Jean Joseph Léon, ° 26.7.1855; + 31.12.1935. Sometimes spelled "De Baecker". Operated in Lille [F], Rue Saint-Gabriel, 35 in 1889. Arrived from Tournai on 2.9.1896. Left for Roeselare on 1.6.1898. He should not be confused with Joannes Egidius Cornelius De Backer (° Antwerp, 1844), recorded as a servant and photographer's assistant living in Keizerstraat, 23/2 in the 1890 Antwerp population register. This latter De Backer appeared in notarial acts in Eekeren in 1890 ("Jan Egide De Backer") and in 1891 ("Jan Corneel De Backer"), on both occasions described as a photographer in Antwerp.
1896 - 1904 Ostende, Place du Commerce, 4
Initially a branch of the Bruges studio. "De Backer, K." in 1904.
1898 ca Ostende, Débarcadère
Co-existed with the Bruges studio.
1898 * - 1902 Roulers, Rue de l'Est, 22
Recorded as a photographer resident on this street at the birth of a son in June 1902.
1904 * La Louvière, Rue du Commerce, 9
Moved to this address on 7.1.1904. Also see entry for "Syndicat des Artistes Photographes", of which De Backer may well be the instigator.
1905 ca - 1914 Bruxelles - Jette, Rue de la Station, 180 or 185<12-14>
Moved to Brussels - Jette on 16.6.1905. Employed by Jules Tackels - Parmentier's firm IRIS in 1915.
Locations
1896 * - 1898 / Bruges, Rue des Pierres, 51
1896 - 1904 Ostende, Place du Commerce, 4
1898 ca Ostende, Débarcadère
1898 * - 1902 Roulers, Rue de l'Est, 22
1904 * La Louvière, Rue du Commerce, 9
1905 ca - 1914 Bruxelles - Jette, Rue de la Station, 180 or 185<12-14>
1896 - 1904 Ostende, Place du Commerce, 4
1898 ca Ostende, Débarcadère
1898 * - 1902 Roulers, Rue de l'Est, 22
1904 * La Louvière, Rue du Commerce, 9
1905 ca - 1914 Bruxelles - Jette, Rue de la Station, 180 or 185<12-14>
Exhibitions
Genres / subject matter
Techniques
Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#967
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 29.1.2018, 24.5.2018, 20.6.2018 & 2.12.2018; SFJ revised 26.5.2020 & 28.10.2021 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 25.5.2020 & 27.1.2021 and merged with entry 1997#966 "De Backer, J."