Jacob Olie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jacob Olie

Dutch photographer

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1834

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 25-Apr-1905

Profession: photographer, architectural photographer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Jacob Olie

  • Jacob Olie (1834 – 1905) was a photographer from Amsterdam known for his scenes of everyday life there. Olie was born in Amsterdam and was trained as a carpenter and draughtsman.
  • He became a teacher at the local school for craftsmen known as the Ambachtsschool, converting it to be the first ever vocational school of the Netherlands for boys.
  • He took up photography as a hobby.
  • Today he is known for his unusually sharp depictions of various parts of Amsterdam that no longer exist.
  • His son by the same name also became a photographer.

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