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John William Draper, English-American physician, chemist, and photographer (born 1811)

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John William Draper

British-academic (1811–1882)

John William Draper was an English polymath: a scientist, philosopher, physician, chemist, historian and photographer. He is credited with pioneering portrait photography (1839–40) and producing the first detailed photograph of the moon in 1840. He was also the first president…
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January 4

Day of the year

January 4 is the fourth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 361 days remain until the end of the year.
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