François-Edmond Fortier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François-Edmond Fortier

French photographer and ethnographer

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1862

Place of Birth: Vosges, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1928

Profession: photographer, anthropologist, ethnographer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

François-Edmond Fortier (2 september 1862, Plaine, France – 8 February 1928, Dakar, Senegal) was a French documentary photographer, editor and ethnographer. He published over 3500 postcards of French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Française).
These were published during his lifetime, with or without his permission, in more than 10 books.
Postcards and reprints can be found in several collections all over the world.