Louis+Daguerre

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 * || ** Louis Daguerre **

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By: JonoJ383

About Louis Daguerre Jobs
 * Born in Cormeilles, France, which is near Paris.
 * Born on November 18, 1787.
 * Died on July 10, 1851.
 * Died in Bry-Sur-Marne.
 * His first job was an inland revenue officer, and later a successful stage-scene painter.
 * He later opened a diorama with the help of Charles Bouton.
 * His final job was a French painter and physicist.

What he did

 * Started to experiment to find a practical photographic process
 * He then joined forces with J.N. Niepce, who had been working on the same process of creating a lasting image.
 * After Niepce died in 1833, Daguerre continued to refine their techniques.
 * It took him more than 11 years to find a way to permanently capture an image on an iodized silver plate.[[image:researchthetopic/JOJ Louis Daguerre pic.gif width="227" height="237" align="right" caption="This is a picture of Louis Daguerre."]]
 * He perfected capturing an image on an iodized silver plate in a camera by developing it in mercury vapor, and treating it with a salt solution for 20 to 30 minutes.
 * He called his invention, the Daguerreotype

Fun Facts

 * Nicephore Niepce was the first person to permanently capture an image from nature (in 1826/27), but it was very sketchy and had an 8 hour exposure time.
 * Daguerre had 1 sister, and no brothers.
 * His full name is Louis-Jacques-Mande D