Mungo Ponton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mungo Ponton

British photography pioneer

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1801

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-Aug-1880

Profession: photographer, inventor, chemist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Mungo Ponton FRS FRSE (20 November 1801 – 3 August 1880) was a Scottish inventor who in 1839 created a method of permanent photography based on potassium dichromate.