Eugène Atget
French photographer
Eugène Atget was a French flâneur and a pioneer of documentary photography, noted for his determination to document all of the architecture and street scenes of Paris before their disappearance to modernization. Most of his photographs were first... Wikipedia
Born: February 12, 1857, Libourne, France
Died: August 4, 1927 (age 70 years), Paris, France
Known for: photography
Parents: Jean-Eugène Atget and Clara-Adeline Atget
Spouse: Valentine Delafosse Compagnon
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