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Daguerre Point Dam
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre ( , ; 18 November 1787 – 10 July 1851) was a French artist and photographer, recognized for his invention of the eponymous daguerreotype process of photography. He became known as one of the fathers of photography. Though he is most famous for his contributions to photography, he was also an accomplished painter, scenic designer, and a developer of the diorama theatre. Biography Louis Daguerre was born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Val-d'Oise, France. He was apprenticed in architecture, theatre design, and panoramic painting to Pierre Prévost (painter), Pierre Prévost, the first French panorama painter. Exceedingly adept at his skill of theatrical illusion, he became a celebrated designer for the theatre, and later came to invent the diorama, which opened in Paris in July 1822. In 1829, Daguerre partnered with Nicéphore Niépce, an inventor who had produced the world's first Heliography, heliograph in 1822 and the View from the Window at Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cormeilles-en-Parisis
Cormeilles-en-Parisis (, literally ''Cormeilles in Parisis'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in Northern France. Inhabitants are called ''Cormeillais(e)''. Neighbouring communes * Argenteuil * La Frette-sur-Seine * Franconville * Herblay * Montigny-lès-Cormeilles * Sannois * Sartrouville Population Transport Cormeilles-en-Parisis is served by Cormeilles-en-Parisis station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. It only takes 20 minutes to get to the station using ligne J from Paris Saint-Lazare. International relations Cormeilles-en-Parisis is twinned with Ware, United Kingdom. Notable residents Cormeilles-en-Parisis was the birthplace of: * Louis Daguerre (1787–1851), artist and chemist who is recognized for his invention of the Daguerreotype process of photography * Henri Cazalis (1840–1909), poet and man of letters * Charles-Arthur Gonse (1838-1917), major general of the French Army, Figure in the Dreyfus affair. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
