Emil otto hoppe biography of michael jackson

German-born British portrait, travel and topographic photographer

Emil Otto Hoppé (14 April 1878 – 9 December 1972) was a German-born Britishportrait, travel, and topographicphotographer active between 1907 and 1945.

Born to a wealthy family in Munich, he moved to London in 1900 to train as a financier, but took up photography and rapidly achieved great success.

He was the only son of a prominent banker, and was educated in the finest schools of Munich, Paris and Vienna.

Upon leaving school he served apprenticeships in German banks for ten years, before accepting a position with the Shanghai Banking Corporation. He never arrived in China.

Emil otto hoppe biography of michael jackson

The first leg of his journey took him to England where he met an old school friend. Hoppé married his old school friend's sister, Marion Bliersbach, and stayed in London. While working for the Deutsche Bank, he became increasingly enamored with photography, and, in 1907, jettisoned his commercial career and opened a portrait s