Birthdate: February 11, 1800
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Melbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Died: September 17, 1877
William Henry Fox Talbot, an English scientist, inventor, and photography pioneer, is renowned for inventing the salted paper and calotype processes. His work in the 1840s paved the way for the photoglyphic engraving process. Talbot’s controversial patent influenced the early development of commercial photography in Britain, and his contributions to photography as an artistic medium are significant. As a noted photographer, he published “The Pencil of Nature” and captured important early photographs of various cities. Elected to the Royal Society in 1831, Talbot conducted research in optics, chemistry, electricity, and other fields.
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