Eugene Kedl

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Eugen Kedl (* 1933 in Stadtschlaining , Austria ; † March 9, 2008 ) was a Canadian photographer .

Eugen Kedl, brother of the sculptor Rudolf Kedl , came from Stadtschlaining in Burgenland. After an apprenticeship as a photographer in Pinkafeld and Vienna , he emigrated to Québec in 1954 . He made a career as a photographer there. He was married and had four children.

Kedl was honored with the Order of Canada and the Médaille de la ville de Québec . In 2007 he was named “Austrian Abroad of the Year”. He was a member of Richelieu international (Clubs Richelieu) since 1967 and its president in Québec in 1998. He was also the founder of the Great Vienna Ball in Québec.

honors and awards

  • Photographer of the Year (1970)
  • Québec Region Tourism Bureau Prize (1986)
  • Certificate of Honor from the City of Quebec
  • Medaille de L'Assemblée Nationale (1993)
  • Silver Medal of Honor Burgenland Chamber of Commerce (1995)
  • Medal of Honor of the Province of Burgenland (1996)
  • Medal of Honor of the Republic of Austria for Art and Science (1997)
  • Canada Order (2002)
  • Gold Medal of Honor on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elisabeth II (2002)
  • City of Québec Medal of Honor (2007)
  • Austrian Abroad of the Year (2007)

Publications

  • Saint Anne's Basilica 1984, official gift to Pope John Paul II.
  • Québec by Kedl , 1985
  • Images Inuit de Nouveau Québec , 1988
  • Hommages au Québec , 1993
  • Le culte de L'Ideal , 1994
  • Les Plaines d'Abraham-Québec , 1994
  • La Côte Nord , 1997
  • Coeur du Québec-Mauricie , 1998
  • La Côte de Beaupré et l'Ile Orleans , 1999
  • Canada in 1000 pictures , 1999
  • Ville de Québec , 2000
  • La Côte Sud , 2003
  • Le grande Ville de Lévis , 2006
  • "Québec et ses merveilles", 2008

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Photographer Eugen Kedl died" , ORF, March 15, 2008
personal data
SURNAME Kedl, Eugene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian photographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Stadtschlaining , Austria
DATE OF DEATH March 9, 2008