Mikhail Kaufman
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Born1897
Białystok, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedMarch 11, 1980 (aged 82–83)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationCinematographer
RelativesDziga Vertov (brother)
Boris Kaufman (brother)
Boris Kaufman (brother)
Mikhail Kaufman | |
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Михаил Кауфман | |
 Kaufman with his camera | |
| Born | 1897 Białystok, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | March 11, 1980 (aged 82–83) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Relatives | Dziga Vertov (brother) Boris Kaufman (brother) |
Mikhail Abelevich Kaufman (Russian: Михаил Абелевич Кауфман; 1897 – March 11, 1980) was a Soviet and Russian cinematographer and photographer. He was the younger brother of filmmaker Dziga Vertov (Denis Kaufman) and the older brother of cinematographer Boris Kaufman.[1]
He was born into a family of Jewish intellectuals living in Białystok in Grodno Governorate, at the time when the Białystok region was a part of the Russian Empire.
