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Julia Margaret Cameron

1815 - 1879

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Julia Margaret Cameron (née Pattle; 11 June 1815 – 26 January 1879) was an English photographer who is considered one of the most important portraitists of the 19th century. She is known for her soft-focus close-ups of famous Victorians and for illustrative images depicting characters from mythology, Christianity, and literature. She was born in Calcutta, and after establishing herself among the Anglo-Indian upper-class, she moved to London where she made connections with the cultural elite. She then formed her own literary salon in the seaside village of Freshwater on the Isle of Wight. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julia Margaret Cameron is the 12th most popular photographer, the 168th most popular biography from India (down from 114th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Photographer.

Julia Margaret Cameron is most famous for her portraits of family, friends, and celebrities of the time.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Julia Margaret Cameron ranks 12 out of 148. Before her are Helmut Newton, Dora Maar, Alexander Rodchenko, Vivian Maier, Robert Doisneau, and Oliviero Toscani. After her are Felice Beato, Annie Leibovitz, Brassaï, Wilhelm von Gloeden, Yousuf Karsh, and Nobuyoshi Araki.

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Among people born in 1815, Julia Margaret Cameron ranks 14. Before her are Adolph Menzel, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Thomas Couture, Louis-Jules Trochu, Ildefons Cerdà, and Ľudovít Štúr. After her are Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Lorenz von Stein, Richard Henry Dana Jr., Ernest Meissonier, Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, and Andreas Achenbach. Among people deceased in 1879, Julia Margaret Cameron ranks 13. Before her are Albrecht von Roon, Rowland Hill, Thomas Couture, Maria Teresa of Savoy, Gottfried Semper, and Charles De Coster. After her are Ludwig Reichenbach, August Grisebach, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, Jón Sigurðsson, Johann Friedrich von Brandt, and Heinrich Geißler.

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In India

Among people born in India, Julia Margaret Cameron ranks 168 out of 1,861. Before her are Guru Angad (1504), Vikramaditya (-102), Ravi Shankar (1956), George Alencherry (1945), Anna Mani (1918), and Jayalalithaa (1948). After her are Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), Mukesh (1923), Anthony de Mello (1931), Mahboob Ali Khan (1866), Sarojini Naidu (1879), and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In India

Among photographers born in India, Julia Margaret Cameron ranks 1. 

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