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Yousuf Karsh

Birthday December 23, 1908 (age 94)
Birthplace Mardin , Turkey
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Biographical Information(1908-12-23)December 23, 1908
DiedJuly 13, 2002(2002-07-13) (aged 93)
Boston [8], Massachusetts, U.S.
Burial placeNotre-Dame Cemetery [9]
NationalityCanadian Armenian
Spouses

Solange Gauthier
(married in 1939; died 1961)
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Estrellita Nachbar
(married in 1962)

Official Sitekarsh.org
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Yousuf Karsh's About

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Yousuf Karsh was born on December 23, 1908 (age 93) in Mardin, Turkey. He is a Celebrity Photographer. Photographer known for his portraits of many prominent persons throughout history. After escaping World War I, he settled with his maternal uncle in Quebec. A native Arabic speaker, he became fluent in both English and French. His uncle was the one that would teach him art and trade of photography. He opened his first studio in Ottawa in 1932. He notably only photographed individuals who were famous and/or prominent figures in society. When asked why over the years, he had cheeky answers such as believing the world's most remarkable cross-section of people were the minority that actually made the world go round versus the common majority of citizens, and that he did it for his own immortality. Successful as such, at the announcement of his passing, the Los Angeles Times referred to him as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century. 
His spouse is Solange Gauthier ​ ​ ( m. 1939; died 1961) ​ Estrellita Nachbar ​ ( m. 1962) ​. You can find His website below: http://karsh.org/. More information on Yousuf Karsh can be found here. This article will clarify Yousuf Karsh's Oppenheimer, Muhammad Ali, Book, Photography, Interesting Facts, Famous Photos, Self Portrait, Biography, Quotes, Churchill, and other information.

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Family, Spouse, Dating, and Relationships of Yousuf Karsh

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His family had an interesting backstory for the time. His father was an illiterate, traveling merchant. His mother, however, was a very well-educated scholar and reader, something of a novelty back then. He had two brothers, the younger of the two was also a photographer. He was married twice. First to Solange Gauthier in 1939, whom he divorced in 1961. Next to Estrellita Nachbar ​in 1962 whom he was still with upon his death. He never fathered any children. 

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Yousuf Karsh Before Fame

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Yousuf Karsh, born 12-23-1908, before achieving notoriety as a Photographer, he was born when Armenia was colonized as a part of the Ottoman Empire, which inflicted upon the Armenians a genocide during their reign in the First World War. He was a survivor of this internal terrorism and escaped from a Syrian refugee camp in 1922, although most of the members of his family were murdered in the violence. He was sent by his remaining family on a month's long journey in a caravan that would bring him to Nova Scotia, Canada by way of Beirut. 

Success of Yousuf Karsh

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In Photographer professional career, he held both Canadian and Armenian citizenship. He identified as an Armenian for his entire life, but he was also a proud citizen of Canada. 

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Throughout his career, before he retired in 1993, over 20 of his portraits were the featured cover art for the prominent publication Life magazine. His cover subjects included Ernest Hemingway (Novelist), John F. Kennedy (US President), Winston Churchill (World Leader), and Martin Luther King Jr. (Civil Rights Leader).

Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway

Novelist
John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

US President
Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

World Leader
Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Civil Rights Leader

The Numerology of Yousuf Karsh

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In Numerology, People with the Life Path Number 8 are usually associated with being natural and prolific leaders. They have excellent management skills and are always up to achieving something great, especially when involved in financial or business matters. Yousuf Karsh is a person like that.

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Yousuf Karsh's personal year in numerology

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Yousuf Karsh was born in 1908, that means in 2024, Yousuf Karsh has personal year number 7. This is the second bottoming phase, there will be many challenges and difficulties for Yousuf Karsh in this year, especially in His career. He should prepare everything for the 8th year.

Yousuf Karsh Net Worth

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Facts About Yousuf Karsh

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● Yousuf Karsh was born on December 23, 1908 (age 93) in Mardin, Turkey
● He is a Celebrity Photographer
● His spouse is Solange Gauthier ​ ​ ( m. 1939; died 1961) ​ Estrellita Nachbar ​ ( m. 1962) ​
● You can find His website below: http://karsh.org/
● His real name is Yousuf Karsh



References

  1. https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Yousuf_Karsh

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