John William Draper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John William Draper

American photographer, chemist and historian

Date of Birth: 05-May-1811

Place of Birth: St Helens, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1882

Profession: photographer, writer, physicist, historian, chemist, university teacher, physiologist, philosopher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

John William Draper (May 5, 1811 – January 4, 1882) was an English-born American scientist, philosopher, physician, chemist, historian and photographer.
He is credited with producing the first clear photograph of a female face (1839–40) and the first detailed photograph of the moon in 1840.
He was also the first president of the American Chemical Society (1876–77) and a founder of the New York University School of Medicine.
One of Draper's books, the History of the Conflict between Religion and Science, popularised the conflict thesis proposing intrinsic hostility in the relationship between religion and science.
It was widely read and was translated into several languages.
His son, Henry Draper, and his granddaughter, Antonia Maury, were astronomers, her younger sister, Carlotta Maury, was a paleontologist, his eldest son, John Christopher Draper, was a chemist, and son Daniel Draper, was a meteorologist.

Edward Bierstadt (1824–1906)
Alternative names	Bierstadt, Edward; E. Bierstadt
Description	American photographer
Date of birth/death	1824	1906
Authority control	: Q5341892 VIAF: 22079535 ISNI: 0000 0000 8206 1202 ULAN: 500034011 LCCN: nr2002029151 WorldCat