John William Draper
British-American academic (1811-1882)
John William Draper was born on May 5, 1811 in St Helens and died on January 4, 1882 in Hastings-on-Hudson, aged 70. Recorded occupations: chemist, photographer, physicist, historian, writer and university teacher. Country of citizenship: United States. Fields of work: chemistry, physiology, physics and photography. Notable works include “The earliest surviving daguerreotype of the Moon”. Educated at University College London, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Woodhouse Grove School. Honours include Rumford Prize. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, National Academy of Sciences and Serbian Learned Society.
- Born
- May 5, 1811 · St Helens
- Died
- January 4, 1882 · Hastings-on-Hudson
- Age at death
- 70
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- chemist, photographer, physicist, historian, writer, university teacher
- Notable works
- The earliest surviving daguerreotype of the Moon
- Education
- University College London, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Woodhouse Grove School
- Honours
- Rumford Prize
- Wikipedia editions
- 27 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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