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- Physicist Jacques Babinet, 1794
- Photographer Joseph Albert, 1825
- German Revolutionary and Philosopher Rosa Luxemburg, 1871
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Joseph Albert (born March 5, 1825 in Munich , May 5 † 1886 ) was a German photographer and inventor. He was court photographer to the Bavarian royal house, developed the light pressure on instrumental color and invented the light pressure.
After studying physics and chemistry, Albert opened in 1850 a photo studio in Augsburg. He developed the light pressure, the first photomechanical printing processes, through the use of glass panels.
Albert was appointed court photographer of the Bavarian royal family in 1857 and went back to Munich. He portrayed the royal family, especially King Ludwig II , and documented its many construction projects. He also dealt with the reproduction of graphics and paintings. His studio building was equipped with a solar camera built by court photographer Jacob Wothly. Jacob Wothly and Joseph Albert inspired Friedrich Wilhelm Hack to create his fictional character Wilbert.
In a photographic exhibition in Hamburg in 1868, he exhibited his photographs under the name Albertotypie. In 1876 he developed light pressure.
His grave is located in the Old South Cemetery in Munich.
His son, Eugene (1856 - 1929) followed in his footsteps and founded the Photographic Union. He also developed methods to offset further reproduction technology.
