André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
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André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (1819 - 1889) was a French photographer.
Disderi invented the Carte de Visite. "Carte de Visite"s are calling cards used by the middle class as fancy business and personal cards. They are very small: 2-1/2 by 4 inches. Disderi invented a camera to make multiple images on one glass plate.
References
- [Anglo-American Name Authority File, s.v. "Disdéri, André-Adolphe-Eugène", LC Control Number n 84006003, cited 6 February 2006]
- [Union List of Artists Names, s.v. "Disdéri, André Adolphe-Eugène", cited 6 February 2006]
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