Gabriel Cromer
1873–1934 (age 61)
Biography
Gabriel Cromer, born in 1873, was a photographer and historian of photography whose interest in images spanned both artistic and documentary impulses. He collected and championed early photographic work, helping preserve a vital cultural record.
Cromer’s efforts deepened appreciation for photography’s role in society, and his legacy endures in institutions that continue to care for the archives he helped establish; he rests at Cimetière de Montrouge.