Pierre Dieulefils

Dieulefils, Pierre (1862-1937), French photographer and postcard publisher, based in Indo-China. He arrived in Tonkin as a soldier in 1885, in 1888 established a photographic studio in recently colonized Hanoi, and exhibited at the 1889 Paris World Fair. His major legacy is a huge series of postcards (over 5, 000 items, mostly on Indo-China) published between 1902 and the 1920s. Based primarily on his studio work and travels, the collection is an essential source on the colonial development and population of Tonkin and other parts of Indo-China.

— Régine Thiriez

Bibliography

• Vincent, T., Pierre Dieulefils, photographe: éditeur de cartes postales d'Indochine (1997)