Émile Reutlinger facts for kids
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Émile Reutlinger
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Reutlinger. c. 1860
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Emil August Reutlinger
August 27, 1825 |
| Died | August 9, 1907 (aged 81) |
| Resting place | In the familial grave at Baden-Baden |
| Spouse(s) | Amelia Ellen Horn |
| Children | 4 (only two survived infancy): Leopold Reutlinger and Juanita Reutlinger |
| Relatives | Carl Reutlinger (brother), Juana Binz (granddaughter) |
| Family | Reutlinger Family |
Émile Reutlinger (born Emil August Reutlinger, August 27, 1825 – August 9, 1907) was a famous photographer. He was born in Germany but later became French. Émile was the younger brother of Charles Reutlinger and the father of Léopold-Émile Reutlinger, who also became a well-known photographer.
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Émile's Early Life and Travels
Emil August Reutlinger was born on August 27, 1825. His hometown was Karlsruhe, which was then part of the Grand Duchy of Baden in Germany. His family was German Jews.
In 1848, Emil moved to the United States. He might have lived in Memphis, Tennessee. By 1860, he was living in Peru. In the city of Lima, he married Amelia Ellen Horn. She was a German Protestant. They got married four months after their first son, Leopold, was born. Emil had three other children, but two of them sadly died when they were babies.
Life in Peru
While in Peru, Emil owned several properties in Callao. However, these properties were destroyed in a big earthquake. This earthquake likely happened in 1868. It's not completely clear what Emil did for work in Peru. Old records from that time simply say he was an "artist."
Moving to Europe and Photography Career
In 1870, Émile and his family moved back to Europe. They first went to Stuttgart in Germany. Then, they moved to Paris, France. His daughter, Juanita, was born there in 1876. After 1870, Emil started working with his brother Charles in his photography business in Paris. Around this time, he began to use the name Émile.
Taking Over the Business
In 1880, Charles gave his photography company, Ch. Reutlinger, to Émile. Émile continued to run the business.
Émile's work was recognized at an exhibition. He won a silver medal from the Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs. In 1888, the Ch. Reutlinger branch in Minneapolis also won an award. They received a medal from the Photographer's Association of America. This was for a series of photos the company had produced. Émile slowly started to change the company's photography style. He moved away from his brother's simpler and more realistic photos.
Working with His Son, Leopold
Until 1883, Reutlinger worked mostly by himself and with his employees. But in that year, he asked his son Leopold to help him. Leopold and Émile had similar photography styles. Because of this, it became hard to tell their photos apart. Leopold also worked for other photography studios while helping his father.
After ten years of working together, Émile gave the company to Leopold in 1893. Leopold then ran the company until 1930.
Business Connections
The Ch. Reutlinger company had many business connections around the world. For example, a visiting card for the famous composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky lists three agencies. These were the New Photographic Society in Berlin, Germany; the French Société Industrielle de Photographie near Paris; and the British Rotary Photographic Company in London. People are not sure if Charles or Émile made these connections. However, most people believe Charles started them. There was also a visiting card from Émile and his wife Amelia.
Later Life and Legacy
In the early 1890s, Émile and his family moved to a German spa town called Baden-Baden. He passed away there on August 9, 1907. This was just 18 days before his 82nd birthday. He was buried in his family grave near his house. Amelia and Juanita were also buried there when they died.
A photography studio in Mannheim, Germany, still exists today. It was founded and run by his granddaughter, Juana Binz, until 1970.
Gallery
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1888 photo of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Jules Dalou. Photo taken prior to 1893.
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Welsh-American journalist Henry Morton Stanley, taken on August 20, 1884
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French Egyptologist Gaston Maspero in 1883
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