Jacob Olie Explained

Jacob Olie
Image Caption:Self portrait, 1862
Birth Date:17 October 1834
Birth Place:Amsterdam
Death Date:25 April 1905

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.[1] 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.[2] 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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Notes and References

  1. Jacob Olie (Jbz) in the RKD
  2. http://bijzonderecollecties.uva.nl/nieuws-agenda/agenda/content/evenementen/2015/11/encyclopedieen-bezichtigen.html Article about the encyclopedia