Alphonse Davanne
Alphonse Davanne | |
|---|---|
 Photograph by Mathieu-Deroche (reproduced in heliogravure by Paul Dujardin) | |
| Born | Louis-Alphonse Davanne 12 April 1824 |
| Died | 1 January 1912 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | French |
| Awards | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1889) Knight of the Order of Leopold |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry, Photography |
Alphonse Davanne (12 April 1824 – 19 September 1912) was a French chemist, photographer, and writer.
Early life
[edit]Louis-Alphonse Davanne was born in Paris, France, on 12 April 1824.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1852, the French chemist embraced photography as his profession.[2] His own photographs were signed "A. Davanne".[3]
Alphonse Davanne was a founding member of the Société française de photographie in 1854 and served on the board of directors.[1] He was also a member of the Royal Photographic Society. At the general meeting of the French Photographic Society (French: Société française de photographie) on July 16, 1858, Davanne presented uranium prints made by Louis Alphonse de Brébisson and read out a letter from him explaining his photographic process.[4]
During the 1850s, he re-explored bitumen of Judea as a medium for Photoengraving, naming his technique litho-photographie.[3] In 1858, Davanne contributed to a work published in Paris under the title Photographic chemistry (French: Chimie photographique) in collaboration with French chemist and physiologist Charles-Louis Barreswil.[5] In January 1863, he worked alongside French chemist Aimé Girard on the action of nitrate of silver upon albumen.[6] He was admitted to the Société chimique de Paris in 1864.[7] He later published the Photographic Directory in 1865.[8]
In the 1870s, Davanne held the position of vice president for the French Society of Photography, becoming its president in 1876. He was also a professor of photography at the National School of Bridges and Highways (French: École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées).[9]
He was appointed as a member of the awards jury at the Paris Exhibition of 1878.[10]
In 1885, Davanne wrote about French inventor Nicéphore Niepce, publishing his work under the title Nicéphore Niepce, inventeur de la photographie.[11]
In August 1887, The English Mechanic and World of Science highlighted that Davanne announced a 1000 franc prize for a photographic plate combining the benefits of both gelatin and collodion, with a submission deadline of 31 December 1888.[12]
In 1888, he was nominated to the organizing committee for the first International Congress of Photography, established to coincide with the Universal Exhibitions.[13] He held the position of vice president under Jules Janssen, the committee's president, alongside astronomer Charles Wolf.[14] He presided over the awards jury at the Exposition Universelle in Brussels in 1888 and Paris in the following year.[15] Davanne, the chairman of the board of directors of the French Photographic Society, was appointed as president of the awards jury for the Exposition Universelle of 1889.[10]
He was distinguished as an Officer of the Legion of Honour in 1889.
By 1892, Davanne presided over the council of the French Society of Photography and was a delegate of the French Association for the Advancement of Sciences (French: Association française pour l'avancement des sciences).[16][17]
He was later appointed to the commission for the Antwerp International Exposition in 1894.[18]
In 1900, at the Paris Exposition, he was the vice president for the photography category (i.e. materials, processes, and products), where he worked alongside president Étienne-Jules Marey, rapporteur Léon Vidal, and secretary Michel Berthaud.[19]
Death
[edit]Alphonse Davanne died on 19 September 1912 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France.[1]
Gallery
[edit]- Photos by Michel Berthaud
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Construction Portique Château Pau -
Portal of the Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul Abbey Church -
Great Upper Waterfall, High Alps
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Alphonse Davanne (35763) | Musée d’Orsay. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/ressources/repertoire-artistes-personnalites/alphonse-davanne-35763
- ^ McGuigan, Jr., J. F., Goodyear III, F. H. (2022). In Light of Rome: Early Photography in the Capital of the Art World, 1842–1871. United States: Penn State University Press.
- ^ a b Batchen, G. (1999). Burning with Desire: The Conception of Photography (p. 246). United Kingdom: MTP Press.
- ^ Photographic Notes (p. 202). (1856). United Kingdom: Sampson Low, Son & Company.
- ^ Barreswil, C. (1858). Chimie photographique: contenant les éléments de chimie expliqués par des exemples empruntés à la photographie.... (n.p.): Mallet-Bachelier.
- ^ Crookes, W. (1863). The Photographic News: A Weekly Record of the Progress of Photography. Ed. by William Crookes, and by G. Wharton Simpson (p. 53). United Kingdom: Cassell.
- ^ Bulletin de la Société Chimique de Paris: comprenant le Procès-verbal des séances, les Mémoires prés. à la Soc., l'Analyse des travaux de chimie pure et appliquée publ. en France et à l'étranger. (1893). France: Hachette.
- ^ Cole, H., Pollen, J. H. (1877). Supplement to the Universal Catalogue of Books on Art: Compiled for the Use of the National Art Library and the Schools of Art in the United Kingdom (p. 172). United Kingdom: H.M. Stationery Office.
- ^ Bulletin de la Société de géographie (p. 227). (1876). France: Société de géographie.
- ^ a b L'Exposition de Paris (1889) (p. 175). (1889). France: Librairie illustrée.
- ^ Davanne, A. (1885). Nicéphore Niepce: inventeur de la photographie. France: Gauthier-Villars.
- ^ English Mechanic and Mirror of Science and Art (p. 582). (1887). United Kingdom: (n.p.).
- ^ Scientific American (p. 101). (1889). United States: Munn & Company.
- ^ Association belge de photographie. Bulletin (p. 121-122). (1890). Belgium: Association belge de photographie.
- ^ Catalogue officiel général. (1894). Belgium: Typographie et lithographie Adolphe Mertens.
- ^ Compte rendu de la ... session - Association française pour l'avancement des sciences. (1892). (n.p.): Secrétariat de l'Association siège des sociétés savantes.
- ^ Revue des travaux scientifiques. (1896). France: Imprimerie nationale.
- ^ Bibliographie de la France (p. 85). (1893). France: (n.p.).
- ^ Comités d'admission (p. 69). (1898). France: Imprimerie nationale.
External links
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