Alexander Seik

Alexander Seik (also known as Alex Sejk; 6 September 1824 – 2 October 1905) was a Czech photographer, painter and mayor of Tábor.

Alexander Seik was born in Mirotice near Písek, Austrian Empire (today the Czech Republic).

The oldest known preserved photographs are hand-colored salt paper prints, now stored in the Práchenské muzeum in Písek, of the parents of August Sedláček, dated to 1858.

In 1865, Seik opened a new photographic salon, with more modern equipment, in Mr Mrazík’s house (today, opposite the theatre).

An article in the Tábor weekly newspaper, in 1865, mentions that Seik had invented an improvement in the technique of chromophotography.

In 1878, the weekly newspaper Český jih announced the founding of the partnership of Alexander Seik and Ignác Šechtl.

For example, the Church of the Transfiguration, and the Bechyňe Gate, were re-built; and the Shooting Gallery Community Centre and the Tobacco factory were built.