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Sergey Lvovich Levitsky
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Count Sergei Lvovich Levitsky (Russian: Серге́й Льво́вич Львов-Леви́цкий; 17 August 1819 – 22 June 1898), is considered one of the patriarchs of Russian photography and one of Europe's most important early photographic pioneers, inventors and innovators.
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Born | Lvov-Lvitsky 1819 |
Died | 1898 (age 79) |
Nationality | Russian Empire |
Education | Faculty of Law, Lomonosov Moscow State University |
Known for | photographer |
Movement | Photography |
Awards | 1849, Paris Exposition of the Second Republic received first ever gold medal for landscape photography; in 1851, received first ever gold medal awarded for portrait photography |
Patron(s) | Alexander II of Russia, Alexander III of Russia, Nicholas II of Russia, Napoleon III |
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