Adolfo Farsari (11 Februari 1841 – 7 Februari 1898) adalah seorang fotografer Italia yang berbasis di Yokohama, Jepang. Setelah berkarier militer, termasuk bertugas di Perang Saudara Amerika, ia menjadi fotografer komersial dan wirausahawan yang berhasil.
Tahun-tahun awal
Adolfo Farsari lahir di Vicenza, Lombardy-Venetia (kemudian bagian dari Kekaisaran Austria, sekarang di Italia). Ia memulai kariernya dalam militer Italia pada 1859 namun berpindah ke Amerika Serikat pada 1863
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