Jan Coppens (1937–2000) was a Dutch photographer, teacher, and a pioneering photo historian. He studied at the Akademie voor Industriële Vormgeving in Eindhoven, the Bayerische Staatslehranstalt für Photographie in Munich, and the École du Louvre in Paris. Coppens was the first photo historian in the Netherlands and Belgium to systematically research the development of photography. He published hundreds of articles and over ten books, notably 'Een camera vol stilte' (1976), 'De Bewogen camera' (1982), and 'Door de enkele werking van het licht' (1989). He also worked on the history of photography in Brabant, resulting in the exhibition and book 'Het licht van de 19de eeuw' (1997). He is often remembered for his meticulous archival research into the lives and works of early Dutch and Belgian photographers.[1,2]
Een camera vol stilte: Nederland in het begin van de fotografie, 1839-18751976 · Meulenhoff · book · DutchISBN 9029008121Compilation of early Dutch photography.
De Bewogen camera1982 · book · DutchAbout early social-documentary and propaganda photography.
Door de enkele werking van het licht1989 · book · DutchIntroduction and integration of photography in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Het licht van de 19de eeuw1997 · Noordbrabants Museum · book · DutchIntroduction of photography in the province of Noord-Brabant.
References
bioport.huygens.knaw.nl, Jan Coppens (6009550) Docent fotografie, fotohistoricus, fotograaf, docent. Geboren: 25 oktober 1937, Eindhoven. link
