Skip to content
226,923 profiles ranked

William Leggo

Canadian businessman and photographer (1830-1915) · Canada · On the map · Artists · Died at 85

William Augustus Leggo was a Canadian inventor, engraver and businessperson. He is noted for co-inventing the half-tone engraver with George-Édouard Desbarats. He had several patents to his name, including leggotyping and granulated photography.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

William Leggo is read about 1 times a day, in 4 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 30 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

About this person

Country
Canada
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1830 to 1915 · aged 85