William Henry Fox Talbot
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William Henry Fox Talbot was a pioneering 19th-century British scientist and inventor best known for developing the calotype process, one of the earliest methods of creating photographic negatives.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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person ⓘ photography pioneer ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| authorOf |
English Etymologies
NERFINISHED
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The Pencil of Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Fellow of the Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1800-02-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Melbury, Dorset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1877-09-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developed |
calotype process
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salted paper process ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harrow School
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Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| familyName | Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Assyriology
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archaeology ⓘ chemistry ⓘ optics ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOnPhotography | 1839 ⓘ |
| fullName | William Henry Fox Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influenced |
George Eastman
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development of modern photography ⓘ paper-based photographic processes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of negative-positive photographic process
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early paper photography ⓘ invention of the calotype process ⓘ |
| madeFirstPhotographicExperiments | 1834 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Pencil of Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
Member of Parliament
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inventor ⓘ photographer ⓘ scholar ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| parent |
Lady Elisabeth Fox-Strangways
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William Davenport Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patentDate | 1841 ⓘ |
| patented | calotype process ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of Parliament for Chippenham ⓘ |
| residence | Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Constance Mundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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