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Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii — Age & Birthday
Born: 18 August 1863 · Died: 27 September 1944 · Age at death: 81
How old was Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii when he died?
Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii died aged 81. He was born on 18 August 1863 and died on 27 September 1944.
Photographer who captured early 20th-century Russia in colour
Did you know?He was granted a specially equipped railway car by the Tsar to travel and document life across the entire Russian Empire.
Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Прокудин-Горский, IPA:; 30 August 1863 – September 27, 1944) was a Russian chemist and photographer. He is best known for his pioneering work in colour photography and his effort to document the early 20th-century Russian Empire.
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- Age at death
- 81
- Years since death
- 82
- Born
- August 18, 1863 · Funikova Gora, Russia
- Died
- September 27, 1944
- Nationality
- French
- Known for
- Science, Art, Technology
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