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Juan José de Jesús Yas

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Juan José de Jesús Yas
Yas in the 1890s.
Born1846
Died1917
Occupation(s)Photographer and translator

Juan José de Jesús Yas (1846 - 1917), born Kohei Yasu, was a Japanese-born photographer who established himself in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala and documented the city toward the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.

Biography

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Yas and his wife on their wedding day.

Yas arrived to Guatemala as translator of the famous Mexican astronomer Covarrubias and he liked photography so much, that he became a student of German professor Herbruger.[1]

Death

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Died in Antigua Guatemala in 1917.

See also

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Notes and references

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References

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  1. ^ "Yas". Fotofest. 2012. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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