Jorge Henrique Papf

Jorge Henrique Papf (Berlin, 1863—Petrópolis, 1920) was a German-Brazilian photographer who lived during the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Considered to be an excellent photographer of lanscapescite web|url=http://www.itaucultural.org.br/aplicExternas/enciclopedia_IC/index.cfm?fuseaction=artistas_biografia&cd_verbete=2264&cd_item=1&cd_idioma=28555|title=Biografia de Jorge Henrique Papf|accessdate=2008-03-31] , he took the landscapes that illustrated the "Guia de Petrópolis" ("Petrópolis Guide") of 1885, and also photographed a panorama with a circular perspective of 360º of the city of Petrópolis, in 1898. He inherited the job of his father, Karl Ernest Papf, who came to Brazil in 1867 together with the photographer Alberto Henschel.

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NAME=Papf, Jorge Henrique
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Brazilian photographer
DATE OF BIRTH=Berlin
PLACE OF BIRTH=1863
DATE OF DEATH=Petrópolis, Brazil
PLACE OF DEATH=1920