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 Pavlovsk, Russian Empire |
| Died | January 22, 1990 (aged 92) New York City, United States |
| Nationality | Russian, American |
| Occupation(s) | 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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