Henry Fox Talbot
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William Henry Fox Talbot FRS FRSE FRAS (/ˈtɔːlbət/; 11 February 1800 – 17 September 1877) was an English scientist, inventor, and photography pioneer who invented the salted paper and calotype processes, precursors to photographic processes of the later 19th and 20th centuries. His work in the 1840s on photomechanical reproduction led to the creation of the photoglyphic engraving process, the precursor to photogravure. He was the holder of a controversial patent that affected the early development of commercial photography in Britain. He was also a noted photographer who contributed to the development of photography as an artistic medium. He published The Pencil of Nature (1844–1846), which was illustrated with original salted paper prints from his calotype negatives and made some important early photographs of Oxford, Paris, Reading, and York.[1]
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Born | William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-02-11)11 February 1800 Melbury, Dorset, England |
Died | 17 September 1877(1877-09-17) (aged 77) Lacock, Wiltshire, England |
Occupation(s) | Scientist and inventor |
Known for | Pioneering photography |
Spouse | Constance Talbot |
Children | Ela (1835–1893) Rosamond (1837–1906) Matilda (1839–1927) Charles (1842–1916) |
Parent(s) | William Davenport Talbot Elisabeth Fox Strangways |
Awards | Royal Medal (1838) Rumford Medal (1842) |
A polymath, Talbot was elected to the Royal Society in 1831 for his work on the integral calculus, and researched in optics, chemistry, electricity and other subjects such as etymology, the decipherment of cuneiform, and ancient history.