Ernest Pogorelc

Ernest Pogorelc (also Ernst Pogorelz,^[1]^[2] 1838 – 21 September 1892)^[3] was the first professional photographer from Ljubljana.

Pogorelc was of Slovene and Gottschee German descent from the Lower Carniola Region, now part of Slovenia. He was born in Dolenja Vas, Ribnica. He was a prolific studio photographer during the 19th century. His work appears in the trade registry in 1859. Expanding in 1864, he acquired an additional studio maintaining one on Vienna Street (Slovene: Dunajska cesta) and one on Railway Station Street (Kolodvorska cesta) Ljubljana. In 1887, he relocated to Zagreb and continued his work there. He died in Ljubljana.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Anzeige". Laibacher Zeitung. No. 105. 8 May 1865. p. 422. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "Anzeige". Laibacher Tagblatt. No. 261. 14 November 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Todesfälle". Laibacher Zeitung. No. 216. 22 September 1892. p. 1866. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

External links[edit]

(in Slovene) Ateljejski fotografi na Slovenskem (1859–1919) [Studio Photographers in the Slovene Lands]. Eiselt, Irena. Šolar, Renata. Grgantov, Meta. Published by: National and University Library of Slovenia. March 2006. Accessed: 16 February 2012.

[1] "Anzeige". Laibacher Zeitung. No. 105. 8 May 1865. p. 422. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[2] "Anzeige". Laibacher Tagblatt. No. 261. 14 November 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[Obit-3] "Todesfälle". Laibacher Zeitung. No. 216. 22 September 1892. p. 1866. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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