Early Life and Background Born: Paris, France (1868) Died: 1946 Baron Adolph de Meyer was born in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. He received his education in Dresden, Germany. His parents were Adolphus Louis Meyer, a German Jewish father, and Adele Watson, a Scottish mother. He joined the Royal Photographic Society in 1893 and moved to London in 1895. Throughout his life, he used various surnames including Meyer, von Me…