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Nestler, Wilhelm
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional
Details
Life dates
Cologne [Prussia], 1845 - Brussels - Schaerbeek, 1898
Activity
1870 * - 1873 / Bruxelles, Montagne aux Herbes Potagères, 9
Predecessor: Cebe J. (& Joliet Ch.)
° 16.7.1845; + 12.1.1898. Also "Guillaume". Arrived from Bonn [Prussia] on 16.7.1868 and moved into Quai au Foin, 7. “Employee of Photographie Dupont" overwritten with "artist and painter". Left for Rue du Midi, 113 on 3.7.1869, then Montagne aux Herbes Potagères on 15.6.1870, where “artist and painter" is overwritten with "photographer". To our knowledge, this address is the first studio in his own name. He left on 30.10.1873.
1873 * - 1876 / Bruxelles, Rue d’Assaut, 4
Predecessor: Dulluard Athanase Successor: Autin Raoul #
Arrived on 30.10.1873 and left on 16.10.1876 for Rue de Bavière,19. Also see entry for De Saedeler, [H.] & Nestler, [W.], a short-lived partnership in 1873 to c. 1874.
1882 - 1885 Bruxelles, Marché aux Herbes, 86
Probably an operator-manager for Gecele at this address by the end of the 1870s. Took the earliest forensic photographs in Belgium, including "View of the room in which the body of Mr Bernays, the lawyer, was found on 18 January 1882". This was the murder scene which led to the famous trial known as the Peltzer case. During this period Nestler lived at several private addresses, then left for Brussels - Schaerbeek on 24.6.1885.
1887 - 1892 Bruxelles, Boulevard du Nord, 108<87-90> then 144<91>
Predecessor: Fussen Ferdinand & Cie
“Scientific photography. Copying of anatomical parts and of medical subjects. Legal photographer” (Annales de Médecine et de Chirurgie Pratiques, 1887). Photographer of the public prosecutor's office.
1887 - 1892 Bruxelles, Rue de Malines, 36
Predecessor: Billotte Egide-François #
At this address in September 1887. Coexisted for a while with Rue Neuve, 142.
1889 * - 1892 / Bruxelles, Place Rouppe, 17
Domiciled at this address from 14.9.1889 until 16.7.1892. Co-existed with Boulevard du Nord, 144 in the 1891 directory.
1892 * - 1898 + Bruxelles, Rue Neuve, 140-142<93-95> or 142<96-97> then 28<97-98>
Predecessor: Fraenkel Moreau & Co at no. 142; Bizouarne Gustave at no. 28 # Successor: Lux (or Photo-Lux) at no. 142; Nestler & Rhône at no. 28
Arrived at this address with his family on 16.7.1892; his daughter Anna "Marguerite" Nestler (° Brussels, 19.5.1874; + Brussels - Ixelles, 17.9.1958) was initially recorded as a labouring photographer and subsequently as a governess. Nestler was still active as a forensic photographer: "A man feared by criminals, whose tracks he helps to uncover, for he has been the photographer to the public prosecutor's office for 27 [sic, for 17?] years. Nestler represents science in the service of justice. ...Mr Nestler is a staunch supporter of Bertillon's anthropometric system" (Le Petit bleu du matin, 6.8.1895). Nestler left for Brussels - Schaerbeek on 12.6.1897 and simultaneously declared Rue Neuve, 28 as his second residence. Recorded as a photographer resident in Brussels - Schaerbeek, Rue Dupont, 1B on his death certificate.
Predecessor: Cebe J. (& Joliet Ch.)
° 16.7.1845; + 12.1.1898. Also "Guillaume". Arrived from Bonn [Prussia] on 16.7.1868 and moved into Quai au Foin, 7. “Employee of Photographie Dupont" overwritten with "artist and painter". Left for Rue du Midi, 113 on 3.7.1869, then Montagne aux Herbes Potagères on 15.6.1870, where “artist and painter" is overwritten with "photographer". To our knowledge, this address is the first studio in his own name. He left on 30.10.1873.
1873 * - 1876 / Bruxelles, Rue d’Assaut, 4
Predecessor: Dulluard Athanase Successor: Autin Raoul #
Arrived on 30.10.1873 and left on 16.10.1876 for Rue de Bavière,19. Also see entry for De Saedeler, [H.] & Nestler, [W.], a short-lived partnership in 1873 to c. 1874.
1882 - 1885 Bruxelles, Marché aux Herbes, 86
Probably an operator-manager for Gecele at this address by the end of the 1870s. Took the earliest forensic photographs in Belgium, including "View of the room in which the body of Mr Bernays, the lawyer, was found on 18 January 1882". This was the murder scene which led to the famous trial known as the Peltzer case. During this period Nestler lived at several private addresses, then left for Brussels - Schaerbeek on 24.6.1885.
1887 - 1892 Bruxelles, Boulevard du Nord, 108<87-90> then 144<91>
Predecessor: Fussen Ferdinand & Cie
“Scientific photography. Copying of anatomical parts and of medical subjects. Legal photographer” (Annales de Médecine et de Chirurgie Pratiques, 1887). Photographer of the public prosecutor's office.
1887 - 1892 Bruxelles, Rue de Malines, 36
Predecessor: Billotte Egide-François #
At this address in September 1887. Coexisted for a while with Rue Neuve, 142.
1889 * - 1892 / Bruxelles, Place Rouppe, 17
Domiciled at this address from 14.9.1889 until 16.7.1892. Co-existed with Boulevard du Nord, 144 in the 1891 directory.
1892 * - 1898 + Bruxelles, Rue Neuve, 140-142<93-95> or 142<96-97> then 28<97-98>
Predecessor: Fraenkel Moreau & Co at no. 142; Bizouarne Gustave at no. 28 # Successor: Lux (or Photo-Lux) at no. 142; Nestler & Rhône at no. 28
Arrived at this address with his family on 16.7.1892; his daughter Anna "Marguerite" Nestler (° Brussels, 19.5.1874; + Brussels - Ixelles, 17.9.1958) was initially recorded as a labouring photographer and subsequently as a governess. Nestler was still active as a forensic photographer: "A man feared by criminals, whose tracks he helps to uncover, for he has been the photographer to the public prosecutor's office for 27 [sic, for 17?] years. Nestler represents science in the service of justice. ...Mr Nestler is a staunch supporter of Bertillon's anthropometric system" (Le Petit bleu du matin, 6.8.1895). Nestler left for Brussels - Schaerbeek on 12.6.1897 and simultaneously declared Rue Neuve, 28 as his second residence. Recorded as a photographer resident in Brussels - Schaerbeek, Rue Dupont, 1B on his death certificate.
Locations
1870 * - 1873 / Bruxelles, Montagne aux Herbes Potagères, 9
1873 * - 1876 / Bruxelles, Rue d’Assaut, 4
1882 - 1885 Bruxelles, Marché aux Herbes, 86
1887 - 1892 Bruxelles, Boulevard du Nord, 108<87-90> then 144<91>
1887 - 1892 Bruxelles, Rue de Malines, 36
1889 * - 1892 / Bruxelles, Place Rouppe, 17
1892 * - 1898 + Bruxelles, Rue Neuve, 140-142<93-95> or 142<96-97> then 28<97-98>
1873 * - 1876 / Bruxelles, Rue d’Assaut, 4
1882 - 1885 Bruxelles, Marché aux Herbes, 86
1887 - 1892 Bruxelles, Boulevard du Nord, 108<87-90> then 144<91>
1887 - 1892 Bruxelles, Rue de Malines, 36
1889 * - 1892 / Bruxelles, Place Rouppe, 17
1892 * - 1898 + Bruxelles, Rue Neuve, 140-142<93-95> or 142<96-97> then 28<97-98>
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Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#5312
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Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 25.11.2017; SFJ revised 14.3.2022 & 18.3.2022 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 22.10.2020, 24.2.2022, 5.3.2022 & 11.10.2024