Rudolph Friedrich Kurz | |
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 Self-portrait | |
| Born | January 8, 1818. Bern, Switzerland |
| Died | October 16, 1871 (aged 53) Bern, Switzerland |
| Occupation | writer, animal and landscape painter, teacher |
| Language | Swiss |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Alma mater | Bern University |
| Notable works | The Journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz |
Rudolph Friedrich Kurz (1818–1871) was a Swiss painter and writer who traveled to the United States in order to paint and study the Native Americans. He is mostly known on account of his journals, in which he presents an account of and an interesting commentary on life in the mid-19th century along the Mississippi and upper Missouri rivers.[1]
- ^ "KURZ, Friedrich Rudolf (1818-1871)". German Heritage Biographies. Archived from the original on January 17, 2006.