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Ganz, Julien
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional
Details
Life dates
Zurich [CH], 1844 - Brussels, 1892
Activity
1874 * - 1876 / Bruxelles, Rue de la Loi, 200
Jean Julien, ° 9.1.1844; + 31.1.1892. Son of the photographer Johannes Ganz (° Bulach [CH], 1821; + Zurich [CH], 1886). Studied chemistry and natural sciences at the Polytechnic of Zurich and at the University of Jena. He was a cellist as well. Arrived from Zurich on 9.6.1874. Member of the ABP from 10.11.1874 ("Rue de l'Ecuyer"). Registered in Rue de l'Ecuyer, 38 from 26.5.1876, but the above address still appears in the Tarlier directory for 1878. According to an obituary notice (Bulletin de l'ABP, 1892, pp. 172-173), he founded the studio in 1873.
1874 * - 1891 / Bruxelles, Rue de l'Ecuyer, 38 renumbered 56<5.9.90>
Predecessor: Cornelisse or Cornelissen Pierre-Jean
Lived at this address from 26.5.1876 until 2.7.1891. "Branch in Zurich, Bahnhofstrasse, 40" around 1874, referring to his father’s studio opened in 1868. On CV, "Medal in Berlin in 1865"
1891 * - 1895 / Bruxelles, Rue Royale, 65, near the "Colonne du Congrès"
Arrived on 2.7.1891. Recorded as a photographer living at this address at his time of death. His brother Rudolf Ganz (° Zurich [CH], 3.8.1848; + Zurich [CH], 24.2.1928) signed as a witness on his death certificate and was recorded as a photographer domiciled in Zurich [CH]. After the death of Julien Ganz, the studio continued under the name "Maison Julien Ganz" until 1895.
Jean Julien, ° 9.1.1844; + 31.1.1892. Son of the photographer Johannes Ganz (° Bulach [CH], 1821; + Zurich [CH], 1886). Studied chemistry and natural sciences at the Polytechnic of Zurich and at the University of Jena. He was a cellist as well. Arrived from Zurich on 9.6.1874. Member of the ABP from 10.11.1874 ("Rue de l'Ecuyer"). Registered in Rue de l'Ecuyer, 38 from 26.5.1876, but the above address still appears in the Tarlier directory for 1878. According to an obituary notice (Bulletin de l'ABP, 1892, pp. 172-173), he founded the studio in 1873.
1874 * - 1891 / Bruxelles, Rue de l'Ecuyer, 38 renumbered 56<5.9.90>
Predecessor: Cornelisse or Cornelissen Pierre-Jean
Lived at this address from 26.5.1876 until 2.7.1891. "Branch in Zurich, Bahnhofstrasse, 40" around 1874, referring to his father’s studio opened in 1868. On CV, "Medal in Berlin in 1865"
1891 * - 1895 / Bruxelles, Rue Royale, 65, near the "Colonne du Congrès"
Arrived on 2.7.1891. Recorded as a photographer living at this address at his time of death. His brother Rudolf Ganz (° Zurich [CH], 3.8.1848; + Zurich [CH], 24.2.1928) signed as a witness on his death certificate and was recorded as a photographer domiciled in Zurich [CH]. After the death of Julien Ganz, the studio continued under the name "Maison Julien Ganz" until 1895.
Locations
1874 * - 1876 / Bruxelles, Rue de la Loi, 200
1874 * - 1891 / Bruxelles, Rue de l'Ecuyer, 38 renumbered 56<5.9.90>
1891 * - 1895 / Bruxelles, Rue Royale, 65, near the "Colonne du Congrès"
1874 * - 1891 / Bruxelles, Rue de l'Ecuyer, 38 renumbered 56<5.9.90>
1891 * - 1895 / Bruxelles, Rue Royale, 65, near the "Colonne du Congrès"
Exhibitions
Berlin, 1865; Lyons, 1872; London, 1873; Brussels, 1874 (Initial "F"); Brussels, 1875; Vienna, 1876, Philadelphia, 1876; Brussels, 1880; Antwerp, 1885 (gold medal).
Genres / subject matter
Techniques
Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Affiliated entity
Association belge de Photographie
Type of affiliation
Member of
Dates of affiliation
1874 - 1892
Description of relationship
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#1783
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 16.11.2018; SFJ revised 24.3.2020 & 19.3.2021 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 10.2.2023