Henry Buergel Goodwin

Background

Goodwin was born in Munich, Germany, as Heinrich Karl Hugo Bürgel. His father Hugo Bürgel (1853 – 1903) was a landscape painter.

Education

He studied Nordic languages at the University of Leipzig, graduating in 1903 with a Doctor of Philosophy thesis on the Icelandic manuscript Konungsannáll.

Career

Annales Islandorum Regii. While in Leipzig, he also learned to photograph in the studio of Nicola Perscheid. With his move to Sweden, where he was naturalised in 1908, he also began to anglicise his name: he first added the "Goodwin" surname and omitted the Umlaut, changing "Bürgel" to "Buergel", and in 1907, he changed "Heinrich" to "Henry" and henceforth went by the name "Henry B. Goodwin".

When his academic career did not really advance, Goodwin began concentrating more on photography.

In 1913 he organised a photography course given by Nicloa Perscheid, and from 1916 on, he worked as a professional photographer with his own studio.

Connections

teacher:

Ida Helander