Rudolf Zinggeler (photographer)
Rudolf Zinggeler (born October 8, 1864 in Wädenswil ; † July 21, 1954 in Kilchberg ) was a Swiss photographer .
Rudolf Zinggeler-Danioth studied chemistry in Winterthur , Zurich and Geneva . After completing his studies, he began to work in the Zinggeler AG silk twining mill run by his father Rudolf Zinggeler-Syfrig in Richterswil in 1885 . In addition, he devoted himself intensively to his hobby of collecting minerals and photography. On his many trips, which he undertook from 1890 to the Alpine regions of the cantons of Valais , Graubünden and Ticino , he photographed many motifs that are of great historical value today. He left a total of 16,000 glass negatives and 15,000 prints. They are located in the archive of the preservation of monuments, which today belongs to the Swiss National Library .
literature
- Rudolf Zinggeler: Photographs from 1890-1936 , edited by N. Wyss, 1991
- Rudolf Zinggeler, 1864–1954, exhibition catalog Cevio, 2005
Web links
- Georg Sütterlin: Zinggeler, Rudolf. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Zinggeler, Rudolf. In: Sikart
Individual evidence
- ^ Museum Valmaggia: Zinggeler
- ↑ Portrait on the website of the Swiss Photo Foundation
- ↑ Entry in HLS, see web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zinggeler, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waedenswil |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 1954 |
| Place of death | Kilchberg ZH |