| Vincent Chevalier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1770 Paris, France |
| Died | 1841 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Optician |
Vincent Chevalier (1770 - 1841) was a French engineer, inventor and optician.
Biography
He was born in 1770 in Paris, France. He played a key role in the history of the camera.
The very first photograph was taken in 1825 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, a French inventor who used a sliding wooden camera box made by Chevalier.
He died in 1841 in Paris, France.
His son became a manufacturer of cameras and lenses.
Legacy
Chevalier was the first to develop a microscope to use a combination of lens elements corrected for chromatic aberrations.
The sophisticated compound lenses manufactured by Chevalier were described as the "cutting-edge technological craftsmanship of the day".
See also
References
- ^ "Vincent Chevalier – Who Knew Whom". culturalcartography.net.
- ^ "Vincent Chevalier | Biography". www.mutualart.com.
- ^ "When Was The Camera Invented?".
- "Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Museum of Microscopy - Nineteenth Century Microscopes". micro.magnet.fsu.edu.