Peret, Léon

Identity

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Person (Male)

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  • Amateur

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Life dates

Marche-en-Famenne, 1874 - Marche-en-Famenne, 1944

Activity

1910 ca - 1920 ca Marche
° 8.6.1874. Owner of a decorating business and general store, the "Bazar Marchois". Recorded life and landscape in the Famenne region and, in particular, life under German occupation during World War I. A collection of 2 964 glass plate negatives was discovered fortuitously on the site of the "Bazar Marchois" in 2000. Fully digitised, the collection is housed in the "Famenne & Art Museum". An exhibition of 75 modern prints from original negatives was held at the Museum in 2014-2015.

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1910 ca - 1920 ca Marche

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Bibliography/Webography

"Léon Peret" at: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Peret, accessed on 31.3.2024

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Record source

DIRECTORY_2017#1197

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Dates of creation/revision

SFJ new 18.1.2019; SFJ revised 31.3.2024

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