André Rouillé
# André Rouillé

André Rouillé ( fr. André Rouillé, born 1948) is a French historian and theorist of photography. He is professor at University Paris 8, author of a significant number of books on photography and contemporary art, and founder and editor-in-chief of Paris-Art, the first French website devoted to contemporary culture.

## Biography

In 1980, André Rouillé (being a math professor by that time) got a doctoral degree in historical sciences in University of Franche-Comté. His research changed a picture of genesis of photography. Later he wrote two books based on his thesis: L'Empire de la photographie, 1839-1870 and La Photographie en France, 1816-1871. Textes et controverses.

In 1986–1997, Rouillé was editor-in-chief in famous La recherche photographique ("Photography Review").

In 2002, he created the Paris-Art website devoted to contemporary culture including art, photography, design, dance and literature.

Rouillé is a professor at Université Paris 8, where he is head of the photography department and in charge of the MA program "Photography and Contemporary Art" and PhD program "Plastic arts: Photography".

