# François Willème

> François Willème was a French painter, sculptor and photographer who in 1859 invented the 'photosculpture', also known as 'sculpture by light', a means of generating 3D forms in a variety of media, clay, marble or electroplated bronze, from photographs taken by a battery of cameras.

*French artist (1830–1905)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1830-05-27
- **Died:** 1905-01-31
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.8 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [François Willème](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Will%C3%A8me)
- [فرانسوا ويليم](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85)
- [François Willème](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Will%C3%A8me)
- [François Willème](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Will%C3%A8me)
- [François Willème](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Will%C3%A8me)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16855595)

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