Louis Daguerre
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French photographer, artist and chemist and inventor of the Daguerrotype
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre was a French artist and photographer, recognized for his invention of the eponymous daguerreotype process of photography. He became known as one of the fathers of photography. Though he is most famous for his contributions to photography, he was also an accomplished painter, scenic designer, and a developer of the diorama theatre.