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André Rouillé ( fr.. André Rouillé, born in 1948 in France) – historian and theorist of photography, professor at University Paris 8, author of significant amount of books on photography and contemporary art, founder and editor-in-chief of www.paris-art.com, the first French website devoted to contemporary culture.
Biography
In 1980 André Rouillé (being a math professor by that time) got a doctoral degree in historical sciences in University of Franche-Comté. His research changed a picture of genesis of photography. Later he wrote two books based on his thesis: L'Empire de la photographie, 1839-1870 and La Photographie en France, 1816-1871. Textes et controverses.
In 1986 - 1997 Rouillé was editor-in-chief in famous La recherche photographique ("Photography Review").
In 2002 he created Paris-Art, website devoted to contemporary culture including art, photography, design, dance and literature.
André Rouillé is a professor at Université Paris 8, he is a head of photography department and in charge of MA program "Photography and Contemporary Art' and PhD program "Plastic arts: Photography".
