Facts: - death place: leopoldville republic of congo -rrb- , belgian congo -lrb- now kinshasa , democratic - bgcolour: # 6495ed - training: imperial russian air force -lrb- aerial intelligence -rrb- - caption: ostoja bear coat of arms that zagourski was entitled to - birth name: kazimierz zagorski - death date: 10 january 1941 - field: photography - works: postcards '' ; portraits ; '' l'afrique qui disparait ! - birth date: 9 august 1880 - name: casimir zagourski - image: pol coa ostoja sredniowieczna.svg - birth place: zhytomyr , russian empire -lrb- now ukraine -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of casimir zagourski .
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casimir zagourski -lrb- in polish kazimierz zagorski -rrb- -lrb- 1883 -- 1944 -rrb- was a pioneering photographer of central african peoples and customs .zagourski was born in zhytomyr in 1883 .he was of polish ethnicity , from the noble clan of ostoja .he served in the imperial russian air force until 1917 , rising to the rank of colonel , and in the polish military during 1920 .he emigrated from europe in 1924 and settled in leopoldville -lrb- belgian congo -rrb- , gallicizing his name and opening a photographic studio .between 1924 and his death he travelled widely in central africa , undertaking expeditions to photograph '' disappearing '' african folkways in 1929 , 1932 , 1935 and 1937 .his albums and a postcard series collectively titled '' l'afrique qui disparait ! ''gained him considerable renown .