Hugh Lee Pattinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hugh Lee Pattinson

English industrial chemist

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1796

Place of Birth: Alston, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Nov-1858

Profession: photographer, engineer, chemist, metallurgist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Hugh Lee Pattinson

  • Hugh Lee Pattinson FRS (25 December 1796 – 11 November 1858) was an English industrial chemist.
  • He was also an entrepreneur, sharing the risk of major industrial developments with famous ironmaster Isaac Lowthian Bell and cable manufacturer Robert Stirling Newall. Although known in his time for his 1833 patent "An improved method for separating silver from lead", a process that bears his name, he is best remembered for his daguerreotype photographs taken in 1840.
  • Among these is the earliest known photograph of the Niagara Falls.

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