Jacob people
Jakob Volk (born January 13, 1876 in Kattenes on the Moselle , † September 13, 1954 there ) was a German cabinet maker and amateur and nature photographer .
Life
Jakob Volk was born in the small town of Kattenes on the Moselle and grew up in comparatively poor conditions during the German Empire . He learned the carpentry trade and was involved, among other things, in the interior construction of various zeppelins . In addition, he also manufactured "[...] pieces of furniture of high quality and originality."
The nature lover joined the local association of nature lovers in Cologne , and was elected chairman several times. “His great interest in nature and the environment” finally prompted the self-taught man to build his own plate camera , which he used to take countless recordings. To do this, he experimented with different developer liquids and photo papers .
Jakob Volk was hit by a passing motorbike in his hometown while taking photos in 1954 and succumbed to his injuries. His estate was transferred to United Archives GmbH in 2014 .
Web links
- Website united-archives.fotograf.de with digitized material including people's recordings
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d N.N. : United Archives acquires the estate of Jakob Volk ( memento of June 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), press release of May 15, 2014 on the website of the Federal Association of Professional Image Providers (BVPA, then the Federal Association of Press Image Agencies and Image Archives )
- ↑ Frank Golomb (responsible): About us on the united-archives.fotograf.de page , accessed on June 13, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | People, Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cabinet maker, amateur and nature photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kattenes |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1954 |
| Place of death | Kattenes |