Otto Steinert

Otto Steinert (12 July 1915 – 3 March 1978) was an important German photographer.

Born in Saarbrücken, Germany, Steinert was a medical doctor by profession and was an autodidact in photography. After World War II, he initially worked for the State School for Art and Craft (Staatliche Schule für Kunst und Handwerk, today HTW) in Saarbrücken. From 1959, he taught at a design school (Folkwang Hochschule) in Essen, where he later died.

His assets are today part of the photographic collection of the Museum Folkwang, Essen.

External links

• Images by Otto Steinert (PDF)

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Name	Steinert, Otto
Alternative names
Short description	German photographer
Date of birth	12 July 1915
Place of birth	Saarbrücken, Germany
Date of death	3 March 1978
Place of death	Essen, Germany