Louis-Jacques Daguerre
Profession: Photographer and Inventor
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Date: 01/09/1839
Why Famous: One of the founders of photography, Daguerre invented the daguerreotype.
For twenty years after its public announcement in 1839, it was the most common photographic process in the world.
Born: November 18, 1787 Birthplace: Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France Star Sign: Scorpio
Died: July 10, 1851 (aged 63)
1839-01-02 1st photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre)
1839-01-09 Daguerreotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science
1839-08-19 Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris