Hugo Julius

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Invoice from Albert Meyer - owner Hugo Julius - from 1918

Hugo Julius (born September 15, 1870 in Hamburg ; † May 21, 1949 ) was a German professional photographer in Hanover .

Life

Hugo Julius completed his photography apprenticeship in the photographic studio of his uncle Ignaz Julius in Hamburg. Ignaz Julius had opened a photographic studio in the “ Neuen Wall ” in Hamburg in 1863 and moved to the “ Grosse Bleichen ” in 1873 . Ignaz Julius had died around 1887 because his widow had advertised as the operator from 1888 onwards. From 1898 there is no longer any entry in the Hamburg address books.

From 1900 to 1902 he was managing director of Jean Baptiste Feilner's photographic studio in Braunschweig.

After his apprenticeship and a hike , Julius took up residence in Hanover.

By 1900: Carte de Visite of Albert Meyer from his Hanover-time

In 1906 he became a partner in the photographic studio of the court photographer Albert Meyer , who ran his studio at " Georgstraße 24". Albert Meyer sold Julius his share in 1912. Julius kept the established studio name with the addition "Owner: Hugo Julius" until at least 1918.

“From his time in Braunschweig ” there is an anecdote about a failed photo by the writer Wilhelm Raabe : At first he did not want to be photographed, but then he was unable to position himself correctly, and when the time finally came - Hugo Julius got a lumbago . Raabe is said to have grumbled: "I didn't want it!"

The large studio was destroyed by the air raids on Hanover during World War II in June 1943. Only the facade of the first floor has survived (at today's house number 38). The alternative studio in the neighboring building, which was run by the son Kurt Julius , was also destroyed by bombs in October 1943.

"Hugo Julius died after a short illness on May 21, 1949."

The appointments as court photographer are unclear: While Albert Meyer was allowed to name King Albert of Saxony, who died in 1902, as well as the "Duke of Saxony-Altenburg " and the Duke of Saxony-Meiningen around 1900 , Hugo Julius was able to name the latter (whom he presumably bought with the company name) still cite the “Prince of Lippe-Detmold ”. In addition to numerous other recognitions, Hugo Julius received the “Grand Diploma de Honor” at the 1926 International Exhibition in Saragossa and was “made an honorary member” with this highest distinction.

family

Hugo Julius married Clara Abbelona Koch in 1900. The couple had three children: Ilse (* 1907), Kurt (* 1909) and Käthe (* 1910). The son Kurt Julius took over the father's studio, the daughter Ilse Julius ran her own studio in Hanover and the daughter Käthe Julius became a photo reporter and press manager in the film industry . She later married the film director Rudolf Jugert . The granddaughter Claudia Polak, who was born in Hanover, also works as a freelance photographer.

swell

  • Address books of the city of Braunschweig

Secondary literature

literature

  • Paul Siedentopf : Albert Meyer. In: The book of the old companies of the city of Hanover in 1927. Culemannsche Buchdruckerei; Walter Gerlach, Leipzig 1927, p. 144.

Web links

Commons : Hugo Julius  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Photographic Journals  - Sources and Full Texts

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b c d Claudia Polak: Hugo Julius Vita ( Memento from April 28, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )
  2. ^ The corresponding entries in the Braunschweig address books for the years 1901 to 1903 were: "Julius, Hugo, Managing Director, Bohlweg 46". The address was identical to JB Feilner's studio. It is assumed that the publications in address books describe the state of the previous year.
  3. ↑ a b c scroll down to: "He photographed what had rank and name" ( Memento from April 28, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )
  4. ↑ Business. In: Photographische Chronik , No. 82, 1906, p. 508. Literature written later gives different dates.
  5. ↑ The Bremen photographer Jean Baptiste Feilner , in whose Braunschweig branch Hugo Julius had worked as managing director, temporarily had a branch in “Georgstraße 25” .
  6. ↑ Paul Siedentopf: The book of the old companies of the city of Hanover in 1927. Note: The granddaughter Claudia Polak writes the date 1912 for the purchase on her private website, the newspaper tear on the same page mentions the year 1908, and in the Wikipedia article for Albert Meyer the date 1913 is given
  7. ↑ see this calculation from 1918
  8. ↑ a b Claudia Polak: Kurt Julius Vita ( Memento from February 19, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )
  9. ↑ Note: The Hannoversche Presse wrote 1948 as the year of death. Scroll down to: "He photographed what was ranked and named" ( Memento from April 28, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )
  10. ↑ Compare Meyer's Carte de Visite around 1900 and Hugo Julius' invoice from 1918
  11. ↑ It is still unclear for which society the appointment "honorary member" was.
  12. ^ Hugo Thielen : Jugert, Rudolf. In: Dirk Böttcher, Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein, Hugo Thielen: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , p. 191, (online)
  13. ↑ Claudia Polak Vita ( Memento from April 28, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )
personal data
SURNAME Julius, Hugo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German photographer
DATE OF BIRTH September 15, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH May 21, 1949