John Locke (naturalist), Date of Birth, Date of Death

John Locke (naturalist)

American photographer and botanist

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1792

Date of Death: 10-Jul-1856

Profession: photographer, inventor, botanist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

John Locke (February 19, 1792 – July 10, 1856) was an American naturalist, professor, photographer, and publisher.
He was the first American to exhibit photographs to the public.
Locke made a geological survey of Ohio in 1838 some of which was included in Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis' Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (1848).