Carol Szathmari
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Carol Szathmari (Szathmáry Pap Károly, Carol Popp de Szathmary, 1812-1887) was a painter, lithographer and photographer. He was among the first combat photographers in the battlefield of the Crimean War (1853-1856, there were also Roger Fenton, William Russell, and Ludwig Angerer)
He was the first certified photographer in Romania, being also one of the first 10 photographers in Europe. Carol Popp de Szathmary was the official photographer of the Romanian ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza and of the first king of Romania, Carol I of Romania. Most of his life he worked and lived in Bucharest, where he died.
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