Peter Fox b. c.1911

Also known as Peter Paul Fooks / Fuchs
  • Artist (Photographer)
Peter Fox, photographer, born in Spain and raised in Germany, arrived Australia 1937 and granted refugee status as a stateless person. Fox operated from a studio in Collins street from 1942 expanding to several locations and a camera store. He developed touring service through Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia using specially fitted buses and teams of operators and sales staff.
Name
Peter Fox
Also known as Peter Paul Fooks / Fuchs (In December 1937 Fuchs changed his name by deed poll to Fooks and in 1941 to Peter Fox naturalised 20 April 1944)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Birth date
c.1911
Birth place
Cadiz, Spain
Birth note
Fuchs was born in Spain both parents German
Death date
c.14 July 1973
Death place
Melbourne, Victoria
Burial place
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Australia
Active Period
  • 1937 - c.1970
Arrival
  • 26 October 1937 (SS Orontes Fremantle then Melbourne)
Cultural Heritage
  • German