Jindřich Bišický (11 February 1889 in , now part of Kralupy nad Vltavou – 31 October 1949 in Velvary) is known as the author of unique photographs from World War I. He was not properly identified until 2009.
Jindřich Bišický was born in a small village in 1889. After apprenticeship as a bricklayer, he studied technical school in Prague-Smíchov with 1906 practice in Drohobycz (Galicia), in the reconstruction of an oil refinery. His mandatory 10-month-long military service was in Trient, as a military sketcher.
Military photographyedit
At the beginning of World War I Bišický was drafted into the Austrian Infantry regiment No. 47 in Graz and became a member of the staff and the regimental photographer. The regiment first fought on the Eastern Front, in Galicia; in 1915 it moved to the Italian Front and stayed there until the end of war. Lieutenant (and later Captain) Bišický took hundreds of photographs of the life in the trenches, using the ICA Ideal camera.
Deathedit
One year before the end of the war, while on leave, Bišický married Zdenka Pekárková. After the war, the family moved to Velvary and Bišický worked as building contractor until his death by stomach cancer in 1949.
Restoration of photographsedit
Bišický's negatives, many on glass, were lent away and lost. During the 1970s they were obtained, unrecognized, by photographer Jaroslav Kučera (1949). In 2002 Kučera started to restore them, and, with the help of historians, identified many locations and events. The author remained unknown. In 2009 the photos were exhibited in the Prague Castle and only then recognized by the photographer's grandson, historian Michal Rybák.
Literatureedit
Ludwig von Vogelsang: Das steierische Infanterieregiment Nr 47 im Weltkrieg, Leykam-Verlag, Graz, 1932. The book about the history of the 47th infantry regiment, written by regimental historian and descendant of Ludwig von Vogelsang (1748 - 1822), owner of the regiment. The book contains about 200 photos by Jindřich Bišický.
External linksedit
Czech author of unique war photos identified (2009 article)
March 21, 2024
jindřich, bišický, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jindrich Bisicky news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jindrich Bisicky 11 February 1889 in Zemechy now part of Kralupy nad Vltavou 31 October 1949 in Velvary is known as the author of unique photographs from World War I He was not properly identified until 2009 A photo by Bisicky Italian Obice da 305 17 modello 16 howitzer on a siege carriage with footed wheels captured by Austrians in a village near Udine Contents 1 Early life 2 Military photography 3 Death 4 Restoration of photographs 5 Literature 6 External linksEarly life editJindrich Bisicky was born in a small village in 1889 After apprenticeship as a bricklayer he studied technical school in Prague Smichov with 1906 practice in Drohobycz Galicia in the reconstruction of an oil refinery His mandatory 10 month long military service was in Trient as a military sketcher Military photography editAt the beginning of World War I Bisicky was drafted into the Austrian Infantry regiment No 47 in Graz and became a member of the staff and the regimental photographer The regiment first fought on the Eastern Front in Galicia in 1915 it moved to the Italian Front and stayed there until the end of war Lieutenant and later Captain Bisicky took hundreds of photographs of the life in the trenches using the ICA Ideal camera Death editOne year before the end of the war while on leave Bisicky married Zdenka Pekarkova After the war the family moved to Velvary and Bisicky worked as building contractor until his death by stomach cancer in 1949 Restoration of photographs editBisicky s negatives many on glass were lent away and lost During the 1970s they were obtained unrecognized by photographer Jaroslav Kucera 1949 In 2002 Kucera started to restore them and with the help of historians identified many locations and events The author remained unknown In 2009 the photos were exhibited in the Prague Castle and only then recognized by the photographer s grandson historian Michal Rybak Literature editLudwig von Vogelsang Das steierische Infanterieregiment Nr 47 im Weltkrieg Leykam Verlag Graz 1932 The book about the history of the 47th infantry regiment written by regimental historian and descendant of Ludwig von Vogelsang 1748 1822 owner of the regiment The book contains about 200 photos by Jindrich Bisicky External links editCzech author of unique war photos identified 2009 article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jindrich Bisicky amp oldid 1171139704, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
