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Fred Bruemmer

Canadian photographer of Baltic German origin (1929-2013) · Canada · On the map · Artists · Died at 84

Fred Bruemmer, D.Litt. was a Latvian Canadian nature photographer and researcher. He spent his life travelling extensively throughout the circumpolar regions and to other remote parts of the globe. His works have been centered mostly on the Arctic, its people and its animals.

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Awards

Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction2005
Member of the Order of Canada1983
Member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts

About this person

He also conducted research and published on animals in many other areas of the globe. He spoke nine languages and wrote more than a thousand articles for publications around the world, including Canadian Geographic, Natural History, National Geographic and Smithsonian. Fred Bruemmer lived in Montreal, Quebec.

Country
Canada
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2013 · aged 84