A PHOTOGRAPH OF JULES FONROBERT

I came across this portrait photograph of Jules Fonrobert, a Berlin felt factory owner. I believe this to be the same Jules Fonrobert whose famous collection was sold by Adolph Weyl c. 1878-1879. The website (The History of Berlin) lists a date of death of 1895, but I am inclined to think this is an error. Numismatic researchers have found an 1879 obituary for Fonrobert, and while the photograph may be of another Jules Fonrobert, I think it is the same individual as the coin collector, and the 1895 death date is mistaken.

Fonrobert's obituary was translated for The E-Sylum in 2013 by Ralf W. Böpple, with further commentary by Bob Leonard.

In addition, I found a baptismal record for Jules Fonrobert confirming a September 4, 1831, date of birth. His full name on this record is Charles Julian Francois Fonrobert. However, I have seen his name listed in different ways i.e. Charles F.J. Fonrobert, Charles Francois Jules Fonrobert, and Karl Julius Franz Fonrobert. I would be interested in any feedback from E-Sylum readers!

For more on the Fonrobert photo, see:
Francois Jules Fonrobert (https://www.diegeschichteberlins.de/geschichteberlins/datenbanken/historische-fotografien/photo/149-fonrobert-francois-jules.html)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
THE OBITUARY OF JULES FONROBERT (https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n01a19.html)

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