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David Robert Seymour
| David Robert Seymour | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Dawid Szymin |
| Born | November 20, 1911 Warsaw, Congress Poland |
| Died | 1956 El Qantara, Egypt |
| Nativity | Poland |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32524843 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943) |
| Section | 2 |
| Enlisted | Ft Jay Governors Island, New York |
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David Seymour (born Dawid Szymin; November 20, 1911 – November 10, 1956), or Chim (pronounced shim, an abbreviation of the surname "Szymin"), was a Polish photographer and photojournalist.
Biography
David Seymour (born Dawid Szymin; November 20, 1911 – November 10, 1956), or Chim (pronounced shim, an abbreviation of the surname "Szymin"), was a Polish photographer and photojournalist.
Chim was known for his images from the Spanish Civil War, for co-founding Magnum Photos with Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa and George Rodger, and for his project "Children of War" with UNICEF that captured the plight of children in the aftermath of World War II.
He became president of Magnum after Capa's death in 1954 and held this post until his own death in 1956 by Egyptian machinegun fire in the aftermath of the Suez Crisis.
Research notes
- Noted Photographer "Chim"
- OB 4; PI 2
- Famous photographer known as "Chim"
- Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (source).
Gallery
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 45 |
| Nara ASN | 32524843 |
| Nara Name | SEYMOUR DAVID R |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 61 |
| Nara POE | 2327 |
| Nara DOE | 91042 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | BI |
| Nara Branch Code | 0 |
| Branch | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 5 |
| Term of enlistment | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | N0 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 11 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 4 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 56 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 65 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 165 |
| Class_ASN | 32524843 |
| Class_Name | SZYMIN, David |
| match_method | pass2_asn_first |
| row_source | both |
Sources
- Wikipedia: David Seymour (photographer)
- Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
- NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)