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Person: BONFILS, Félix  (1831-1885)

Biographical summary of this person
Full name
Félix BONFILS
Gender
male
Relevance of this person
photographer whose work was used for lantern slides
Main period of activity
1860s-80s
Chronology
Date
Age
Event/activity
1885
~53
died at
Slide sets linked to this person

photographer: [Trip to the Near East] (set type unknown: Merkelbach, 87 slides, c.1901)

Short biography

Born in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, died in Alès. Félix joined General d'Hautpoul's expedition to the Levant in 1860. Soon after returning from Lebanon he became a photographer. Moved to Beirut in 1867 where he opened a photographic studio called 'Maison Bonfils'.

Lucerna ID  6004040

Record created by Marike van Roon and Richard Crangle. Last updated 18 February 2015

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