Alfons Von Mumm (1859-1924) foi um diplomata alemão (ainda nos tempos do Império germânico) e esteve colocado em Pequim em 1900, na altura da denominada Revolta dos Boxers. Antes tinha estado em Londres, Washington, Bucareste, Roma, Luxemburgo, etc...
Era um apaixonado pelo fotografia tendo deixado milhares de registos das suas viagens que surgem em álbuns do tipo diário ilustrado como o "Ein Tagebuch in Bildern" onde na página 531 do primeiro volume estão cinco fotografias de Macau (imagem abaixo): ruínas de S. Paulo, hotel Boa Vista, vistas da fortaleza do monte, porto interior e praia grande.
Ein Tagebuch in Bildern - Photographic Journal (Vol. 1)
Collection of photographs taken by Albert von Mumm in cities including Beijing and Shanghai. Mumm departed from Genova in July 1900, and arrived in Beijing in October of the same year. The photographs cover the period from his departure until July 1902. Includes a handwritten note by the author stating that the collection was presented to Morrison on January 1, 1904.
Philipp Alfons Freiherr Mumm von Schwarzenstein (1859 – 1924) (also known as Alfons von Mumm) was a diplomat of the German Empire. He succeeded the murdered Baron Clemens von Ketteler as ambassador in Beijing in 1900.
Mumm studied law at Göttingen University and entered the diplomatic service afterwards. He served in London (1885), Washington D.C. (1888), Bucarest (1892–93), Rome (1893–94), Luxembourgh (1898) and again in Washington (1899). During his years in China, he dealt with the Boxer Rebellion and signed The Boxer Protocol on September 7, 1901 on behalf of Germany, maintained an extraordinarily good relation with Empress Dowager Cixi, but also he took many pictures of China in the 1900s as an amateur photographer. From 1909-11, he was ambassador of the German Reich in Japan. He retired in 1911, but was reactivated 1914 in Berlin. In March through November 1918, he represented the German Reich in Kiev.
Collection of photographs taken by Albert von Mumm in cities including Beijing and Shanghai. Mumm departed from Genova in July 1900, and arrived in Beijing in October of the same year. The photographs cover the period from his departure until July 1902. Includes a handwritten note by the author stating that the collection was presented to Morrison on January 1, 1904.
Philipp Alfons Freiherr Mumm von Schwarzenstein (1859 – 1924) (also known as Alfons von Mumm) was a diplomat of the German Empire. He succeeded the murdered Baron Clemens von Ketteler as ambassador in Beijing in 1900.
Mumm studied law at Göttingen University and entered the diplomatic service afterwards. He served in London (1885), Washington D.C. (1888), Bucarest (1892–93), Rome (1893–94), Luxembourgh (1898) and again in Washington (1899). During his years in China, he dealt with the Boxer Rebellion and signed The Boxer Protocol on September 7, 1901 on behalf of Germany, maintained an extraordinarily good relation with Empress Dowager Cixi, but also he took many pictures of China in the 1900s as an amateur photographer. From 1909-11, he was ambassador of the German Reich in Japan. He retired in 1911, but was reactivated 1914 in Berlin. In March through November 1918, he represented the German Reich in Kiev.
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