 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akaberekerwa muStrasbourg muna 1873. Akanga ari mwanakomana muduku pane vana, akaberekerwa kumhuri yechiJudha yeAlsace iyo yakatizira kuParis pashure pokunge Germany yatora Alsace muna 1870. Gimpel aishanda kukambani yemhuri yake yezvokupfeka, yaitungamirirwa nomukoma wake mukuru Eugene. Muna 1897 kufarira kwake kutora mifananidzo kwakamutswa paakawana kamera yekuongorora Kodak, akakurumidza kuchinjanisa iyi neSpido Gaumont iyo yakamubvumira rusununguko rukuru rwekugadzira. Pakazosvika 1900 akanga achishanda zvikuru, achinyora nhau dzeWorlds Fair ya1900muParis. Pakazosvika 1904 basa rake rakanga richibudiswa nguva dzose mumagazini anonzi La Vie au Grand Air, La Vie Illustrée uye LIllustration. 