Massange - de Louvrex, Ferdinand

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Person (Male)

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Status

  • Amateur

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Life dates

Baillonville (Namur), 1831 - Liège, 1901

Activity

1879 - 1901 + Liège - Saint-Nicolas, Château de Saint-Gilles
Ferdinand Antoine Joseph, ° 29.12.1831; + 30.11.1901. Father of Antoine and Fernand (see those names). Husband of Fanny Jeanne Hubertine de Louvrex (1850 - 1935). Merchant tanner. From 1879 on he showed interest in all photographic processes, in particular developing with pyrosulphite in 1884. Constructed various cameras which he had modified: photo-hat in 1886-1887 and photo-book in 1888-1889. In 1889 he presented a modified shutter he built on the model of a camera by Baron Armand de Moffarts. Slides, seascapes and landscapes. Member of the ABP from 11.2.1879. President of the Liège section of ABP in 1881-1882. Vice-president of ABP from 1895 until 1900, and president in 1901 for a short period. To his passion for the art of photography he added a love of gardening. He was president of the "Société royale d'horticulture" in 1898.

Locations

1879 - 1901 + Liège - Saint-Nicolas, Château de Saint-Gilles

Exhibitions

Antwerp, 1894 (bronze medal); Brussels, 1898; Ghent, 1899; Liège, 1900; Antwerp, 1900; Antwerp, 1900 ABP; Mons, 1901.

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Affiliated entity

Association belge de Photographie

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Dates of affiliation

1879 - 1901

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DIRECTORY_1997#2965

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SFJ revised 1.5.2018, 10.4.2020 & 8.4.2021; MD revised 3.5.2021; SFJ revised 2.6.2021 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght

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