Niépce, Nicéphore 1765-1833
Variant namesFrenchman credited as the inventor of photography with his successful experiment of permanently fixing an image in 1826.
From the description of View from the window at Gras. 1826. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122492310
French chemist who originated a photographic process.
He worked with Daguerre who perfected Niépce's discovery after the latter's death.
From the description of Letters, 1816-1839. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86159421
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| creatorOf | Niépce, Nicéphore, 1765-1833. View from the window at Gras. | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Niépce, Nicéphore, 1765-1833. Letters, 1816-1839. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Niepce, Joseph Nicephore. Niepce, Joseph Nicephore : [photography bio file]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Arago, F. (François), 1786-1853. The daguerreotype : manuscript, 1839. | HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library | |
| referencedIn | Niepce, Joseph Nicéphore : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | [Joseph Nicéphore Niepce, biographical materials] | University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System |
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Birth 1765-03-07
Death 1833-07-05
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