Louis Daguerre

French scientist, artist and photographer (1787–1851)

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Lived 1787–1851, aged 64France

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1787–1851
Aged 64

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Updated 2026-05-29

Daguerre pioneered the daguerreotype, the first commercially viable photography process that made portraiture accessible in the 1830s. Before that, he'd already made waves as a painter and diorama theater innovator.

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Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre was a French scientist, 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.

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