| 1878 |
Born 14 April in Munich, where he attends primary and secondary schools
and studies at the Beaux Arts. Goes to Paris and Vienna to study portrait photography. |
| 1900 | Moves to London, where he works in the Deutsche Bank. |
| 1903 | Amateur photographer. Admitted to the Royal Photographic
Society, becoming a member in 1907. |
| 1905 | Marries Marion Bliersbach. |
| 1907-11 | He
is associated with E.F. Griffin in the company Hoppé Ltd.,
8 Margravine Gardens, Baron's Court, London, where he does
photographic portraiture. One of the founding photographers of the London Salon. Holds numerous exhibitions, and influences art photography by his writings. Creates black and white drawings which appear frequently in the press. |
| 1908 | Wins
bronze medal at the Birmingham Photographic Society. |
| 1909 | With
Sir Benjamin Stone he represents Great Britain at the International
Exhibition of Photography at Dresden. |
| 1910 | First one-man show at the Royal Photographic Society
where he presents 70 portraits. |
| 1911-13 | Establishes his studio in Baker Street. |
| 1913 | One
man exhibition at Goupil Gallery Moves his studio to Millais House, 7 Cromwell Place, South Kensington. |
| 1914 | New
art magazine Colour launched. Hoppé is art editor
and contributes reviews, designs and drawings. |
| 1916 | British edition of Vogue published for the first time;
Hoppé contributes editorial and society photographs
to early issues. |
| 1917 | One
of the founding members of the Plough Theatre Club, London. |
| 1921 | Travels to New York to make topographic views of the
city and portraits. Holds first major US exhibition at the Wannamaker Gallery, New York. Photographs George V and Queen Mary. |
| 1922 | Major one-man show of 221 exhibits, at Goupil Gallery
(catalogue introduction by John Galsworthy). International
Theatre Exhibition at Victoria and Albert Museum; Hoppé on
organizing committee and contributes stage and costume designs. |
| 1923 | Visits Romania as guest of Queen Marie and Romanian royal family to collect material for his first travel book, In Gipsy Camp and Royal Palace. |
| 1924 | Japan acquires 200 prints for a permanent exhibition.
Travels to Italy; photographs Mussolini in Rome. |
| 1925 | Travels and photographs topography around Britain and
Ireland for the "Orbis Terrarum" book series. Exhibition
Photographic Masterpieces by E.O. Hoppé staged by
Asahi Shimbun Tokyo and Osaka. |
| 1926 | Travels
across the North America continent photographing for Romantic
America book. Visits Cuba, Jamaica and the West Indies. |
1927 |
Exhibition
of 'Rural England' photographs at Dover Gallery, London, to
mark publication of Picturesque Great Britain. Takes portrait sittings in Berlin and photographs for the UFA Studios; undertakes topographical and industrial photography for Deutsche Arbeit and Romantik der Kleinstadt. |
| 1929 | Travels
to India and Ceylon. |
| 1930 | Continues
to Australia, New Zealand and returns via Indonesia, Singapore
and Malaya. Exhibition 79 Camera Pictures held at David Jones'
Department Store, Sydney. |
| 1933-38 | Travels
to Africa, Bavaria, Poland and Czechoslovakia. |
| 1939 | Returns
to London at outbreak of war. Directs Dorien Leigh Photographic
Agency. |
| 1954 | Exhibition
A Half Century of Photography exhibited at Foyles Art Gallery,
London and toured to Lenbachhaus, Munich. The British Council
in India travels the exhibition through the Far East. |
| 1968 | Retrospective Exhibition at the Kodak Gallery, London,
to mark Hoppé's ninetieth birthday. |
| 1972 | Receives
Royal Photographic Society Honorary Fellowship. Dies at the age of 94 on 9th December in London. |
Collections: E. O. Hoppé archives are at Curatorial Assistance, Los Angeles, California. Other collections at: National Portrait Gallery, London; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, Bradford; George Eastman House at Rochester; Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin (Gernsheim Collection); New York Public Library; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. |
