Désiré van Monckhoven, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Désiré van Monckhoven

Belgian chemist, inventor, physicist and photographic researcher

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1834

Place of Birth: Ghent, Belgium

Date of Death: 25-Sep-1882

Profession: scientist, photographer, physicist, chemist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Désiré Charles Emanuel van Monckhoven (1834–1882) was a Belgian chemist, physicist, and photographic researcher.
He was also an inventor and author.
He wrote several of the earliest books on photography and photographic optics.
His original French works were later translated to English and other languages. He invented or developed an enlarger (1864), a dry collodion process (1871), improvements of the carbon print process (1875–80), and improved silver-bromide gelatine emulsions.