Roman Vishniac
Roman Vishniac (/ˈvɪʃni.æk/; Russian: Рома́н Соломо́нович Вишня́к; August 19, 1897 – January 22, 1990) was a Russian-American photographer and a biologist. He is well known for taking pictures of Jewish culture in Central and Eastern Europe before the Holocaust. Many of these pictures are in his book, A Vanished World, published in 1983.
Roman Vishniac (Роман Вишняк) | |
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 Roman Vishniac, 1977. Photo by Andrew A. Skolnick | |
| Born | August 19, 1897 |
| Died | January 22, 1990 (aged 92) New York City, United States |
| Nationality | Russian, American |
| Occupation | Photographer, Biologist |
| Spouse(s) | Luta (Leah) Bagg (m. 1918–1946) Edith Ernst (m. 1947–1990) |
| Children | Wolf V. Vishniac 1922-1973, Mara Vishniac b. 1926 |
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Roman and Edith Vishniac, 1977
Vishniac, c. 1981 by Daniel J. Krellenstein
The exhibition of Roman Vishniac's photos at Amsterdam Jewish Historical Museum, 2014
Later model of the Rolleiflex camera such as was used by Vishniac in Eastern Europe
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