Robert Benecke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Benecke

American photographer

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1835

Place of Birth: Stiege, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Nov-1903

Profession: photographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Robert Benecke (January 25, 1835 – November 3, 1903) was a German-born American photographer, operating primarily out of St.
Louis in the latter half of the 19th century.
Along with portraits, his works included photographs of railroads, bridges, buildings, and steamboats.
He received considerable acclaim for his exhibit at the 1869 St.
Louis Fair, and was among the earliest Americans to experiment with the artotype process in the early 1870s.
He later turned to dry plate manufacturing, and worked as an editor for the St.
Louis and Canadian Photographer in the 1890s.