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Paul Nadar (8 February 1856 – 1 September 1939) was a French photographer and the son of
"Paul Nadar", Getty Museum
/ref> Paul died on 1 September 1939 in Paris.
Nadar
Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (; 5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar () or Félix Nadar'','' was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloon (aircraft), balloonist, and proponent of History of avi ...
, who was also a photographer, and the grandson of Victor Tournachon, who was a printer and bookseller.
Life
Nadar was born on 8 February 1856 inParis
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
. He appointed by his father to be manager of the latter's studio in Paris 1874. The two men had a difficult relationship, being estranged for a period, but later collaborated on the world's first photo interview – Nadar senior conducting the interview while Paul took photographs — of Michel-Eugène Chevreul.
As of 1 April 1895, his father turned over the Paris Nadar Studio to Paul. His father moved to Marseille
Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...
, returning to Paris 3 January 1909.
The older Nadar died on 20 March 1910, aged 89. The studio continued under the direction of Paul Nadar./ref> Paul died on 1 September 1939 in Paris.
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Photographers from Paris 19th-century French photographers 20th-century French photographers 1856 births 1939 deaths {{France-artist-stub