André Jammes
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Photography historian
André Jammes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 June 1927 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 January 2026 (aged 98) Paris, France |
| Occupations | Bookseller Photography historian |
André Jammes (French: [ɑ̃dʁe ʒam]; 14 June 1927 – 15 January 2026) was a French bookseller and photography historian.[1]
Born in the 6th arrondissement of Paris on 14 June 1927, Jammes was the son of Paul Jammes, who founded a bookstore in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter. Jammes and his brother, Pierre, succeeded their father as owners.[2] As a specialist in antique books, he also passionately collected old photographs and wrote books on printing techniques, typography, and calligraphy.[3] On 13 June 1961, he organized the first auction in Europe to be centered around photographs at the Librairie Nicolas Rauch in Geneva.[4][5] He participated in the foundation of the Musée de l'Imprimerie in Lyon in 1964. In 2008, he and his wife, Marie-Thérèse, began to sell off their antique photographs,[6][7] which Sotheby's described as the "sale of the century".[8]
Jammes died in Paris on 15 January 2026, at the age of 98.[9]
