Henry B. Goodwin
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Henry Buergel Goodwin was a Swedish
photographer and lecturer for nordic languages at the University of Uppsala born in Germany
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Goodwin was born in Munich
, Germany, as Heinrich Karl Hugo Bürgel. His father Hugo Bürgel (1853 – 1903) was a landscape painter. He studied Nordic languages at the University of Leipzig
, graduating in 1903 with a Ph.D.
thesis on the Icelandic
manuscript Konungsannáll. Annales Islandorum Regii. While in Leipzig, he also learned to photograph in the studio of Nicola Perscheid
.
In 1903, he married Hildegard Gassner, and the following year, they moved to Uppsala
in Sweden, where Goodwin held a position as lecturer in German at Uppsala University
from 1906 until 1909. With his move to Sweden, where he was naturalized in 1908, he also began to anglicize his name: he first added the "Goodwin" surname and omitted the Umlaut
, changing "Bürgel" to "Buergel", and in 1907, he changed "Heinrich" to "Henry" and henceforth went by the name "Henry B. Goodwin". In 1909, he was divorced from Hildegard, who would move back to Germany with their three children three years later. Only a short time later, Goodwin wed Ida Helander, née Engelke (1874 – 1963), a teacher from Stockholm
.
When his academic career did not really advance, Goodwin began concentrating more on photography. In 1913 he organized a photography course given by Nicloa Perscheid, and from 1916 on, he worked as a professional photographer with his own studio. Goodwin became known as Sweden's foremost Pictorialist
photographer, and his works were exhibited and acclaimed internationally.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
photographer and lecturer for nordic languages at the University of Uppsala born in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Goodwin was born in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany, as Heinrich Karl Hugo Bürgel. His father Hugo Bürgel (1853 – 1903) was a landscape painter. He studied Nordic languages at the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
, graduating in 1903 with a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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thesis on the Icelandic
Icelandic language
Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the...
manuscript Konungsannáll. Annales Islandorum Regii. While in Leipzig, he also learned to photograph in the studio of Nicola Perscheid
Nicola Perscheid
Nicola Perscheid was a German photographer. He is primarily known for his artistic portrait photography. He developed the "Perscheid lens", a soft focus lens for large-format portrait photography....
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In 1903, he married Hildegard Gassner, and the following year, they moved to Uppsala
Uppsala
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in Sweden, where Goodwin held a position as lecturer in German at Uppsala University
Uppsala University
Uppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...
from 1906 until 1909. With his move to Sweden, where he was naturalized in 1908, he also began to anglicize his name: he first added the "Goodwin" surname and omitted the Umlaut
Umlaut (diacritic)
The diaeresis and the umlaut are diacritics that consist of two dots placed over a letter, most commonly a vowel. When that letter is an i or a j, the diacritic replaces the tittle: ï....
, changing "Bürgel" to "Buergel", and in 1907, he changed "Heinrich" to "Henry" and henceforth went by the name "Henry B. Goodwin". In 1909, he was divorced from Hildegard, who would move back to Germany with their three children three years later. Only a short time later, Goodwin wed Ida Helander, née Engelke (1874 – 1963), a teacher from Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
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When his academic career did not really advance, Goodwin began concentrating more on photography. In 1913 he organized a photography course given by Nicloa Perscheid, and from 1916 on, he worked as a professional photographer with his own studio. Goodwin became known as Sweden's foremost Pictorialist
Pictorialism
Pictorialism is the name given to a photographic movement in vogue from around 1885 following the widespread introduction of the dry-plate process. It reached its height in the early years of the 20th century, and declined rapidly after 1914 after the widespread emergence of Modernism...
photographer, and his works were exhibited and acclaimed internationally.
Further reading
- Olle Östlind: Henry B. Goodwins vykort : en bildskatt 1915-1929 ("Henry B. Goodwin´s Postcards : a Picture Treasure 1915-1923"), Nordic Academic Press AB, Lund 2010, ISBN 978-91-85509-40-9 http://www.nordicacademicpress.com/o.o.i.s?id=266&func=show_i&product_id=4132; in Swedish.
- Olle Östlind: Essäer om Henry B. Goodwin ("Essays about Henry B. Gooswin"), Nordic Academic Press AB, Lund 2009, ISBN 978-91-85509-25-6 http://www.nordicacademicpress.com/o.o.i.s?id=266&func=show_i&product_id=4125; in Swedish.
- Olle Östlind och Björn Andersson: Artikel i fototidskriften MOMENT,sid. 12, nr 4 2008 (Article in the photographic magazine MOMENT p. 12, no. 4 2008"); in English.
- Ehrs, Bruno.; Bengtsson, Carl.: Goodwin, a tribute, Norstedts Förlag AB, Stockholm 1998. ISBN 91-1-300538-3; in English.
- Olle Östlind: Den okände Henry B. Goodwin ("The unknown Henry B. Goodwin"), Carlsson Bokförlag AB, Stockholm 1997. ISBN 91-7798-811-6; in Swedish.
External links
- Some photographs (thumbnails only) by Henry B. Goodwin.
- Swedish Photography - Henry B Goodwin at prittsel.googlepages.com History of Swedish Photography by Pär Rittsel.