Juan José de Jesús Yas (1846 - 1917), born Kohei Yasu, was a Japanese-born photographer who established himself in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala and documented the city toward the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.
Juan José de Jesús Yas | |
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 Yas in the 1890s. | |
| Born | 1846 |
| Died | 1917 |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer and translator |
Biography edit
Yas arrived to Guatemala as translator of the famous Mexican astronomer Covarrubias and he liked photography so much, that he became a student of German professor Herbruger.[1]
Death edit
Died in Antigua Guatemala in 1917.
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References edit
- ^ "Yas". Fotofest. 2012. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- Escobar, José Luis (18 June 2017). "El legado fotográfico de Juan José de Jesús Yas". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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Media related to Juan José de Jesús Yas photographs at Wikimedia Commons
