Carl Durheim


Carl Durheim, also known as Karl Durheim and Charles Durheim, was a Swiss lithographer and an early photographer. He began working with daguerreotype in 1845 and changed to a paper printing process in 1849. In 1850, he became the first Swiss photographer to offer paper prints. Between 1852 and 1853 Durheim created a series of photos of itinerants for the Swiss police, which is the earliest remaining collection of police photography. Durheim produced many portraits of seated individuals.
Durheim was born in Bern, Switzerland. He died there on 30 January 1890.