| Name | August Sander |
| Born | 17 November 1876, Herdorf, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 20 April 1964 (aged 87), Cologne, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Spouse | Anna Seitenmacher (m. 1902) |
| Occupation | Portrait and documentary photographer |
| Notable Work | “Face of our Time” (Antlitz der Zeit), published in 1929 |
| Known For | Series “People of the 20th Century” |
| Photography Types | Portraits, landscape, nature, architecture, street photography |
| Early Life | Born in Herdorf; son of a carpenter working in the mining industry; had six siblings |
| Early Career | Learned about photography while working at a local iron ore mine; set up his own darkroom with his uncle’s support |
| Military Service | Assistant to photographer Georg Jung from 1897 to 1899 |
| Professional Career | Worked at Photographische Kunstanstalt Greif studio in Linz, Austria-Hungary; became sole owner in 1902 |
| Move to Cologne | Left Linz around 1909-1910; established new studio in Lindenthal district of Cologne |
| People of the 20th Century | The series started in 1911; and divided into seven sections depicting various societal roles during the Weimar Republic |
| Sections of Series | The Farmer, The Skilled Tradesman, Woman, Classes and Professions, The Artists, The City, The Last People |
| Art Society Membership | Joined the Upper Austrian Art Society in the late 1940s |
