Vincent Chevalier (1770 - 1841) was a French engineer, inventor and optician.[1][2]
Vincent Chevalier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1770 |
| Died | 1841 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Optician |
Biography
editHe was born in 1770 in Paris, France.[1] He played a key role in the history of the camera.[1]
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.[3][2]
He died in 1841 in Paris, France.[1]
His son became a manufacturer of cameras and lenses.[3]
Legacy
editChevalier was the first to develop a microscope to use a combination of lens elements corrected for chromatic aberrations.[4]
The sophisticated compound lenses manufactured by Chevalier were described as the "cutting-edge technological craftsmanship of the day".[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Vincent Chevalier – Who Knew Whom". culturalcartography.net.
- ^ a b "Vincent Chevalier | Biography". www.mutualart.com.
- ^ a b "When Was The Camera Invented?".
- ^ "Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Museum of Microscopy - Nineteenth Century Microscopes". micro.magnet.fsu.edu.